mislead

ing the country about their role in supporting al-Megrahi's release.

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A judge in Britain has ruled that a failed asylum seeker from Uganda who says she is a lesbian can stay in the UK while a judicial review of her case takes place. The woman, who fears persecution in Uganda because of her sexuality, had already boarded a plane for Uganda last month when an emergency

injunction

against her deportation was granted.

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they've seized a plane with 435kg of gold and more than $6m notes on board. Reports say the gold and bank notes, some of which are fake, are thought to have come from the former rebel commander Gen Bosco Ntaganda, who's wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

The Hungarian authorities have agreed to amend a media law which has provoked protests at home and clouded its current presidency of the European Union. Critics say the law threatens media freedom in Hungary. With more details, here's Nick Thorpe.

The European Union commissioner for the media, Neelie Kroes, raised three main concerns in her contacts with the Hungarian authorities - the registration of media, the rules on the

provision

of balanced information and the fact that the legislation appears to

apply to

foreign media as well. The Hungarian government says these are technical issues, which can be easily and quickly rectified. Hungary's critics, at home and abroad, say these are issues directly related to Article 11 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, which guarantees freedom of expression.