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Russia's parliament has approved Dmitry Medvedev as the country's new prime minister. The appointment comes a day after Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. The job

swap

between the two men has angered opponents who said it shows how power in Russia is held within a tight circle.

The jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has indicated that she's ending her hunger strike. Her daughter said she'd agreed to be moved from prison to a hospital where she will be treated by a German doctor. Yulia Tymoshenko started refusing food more than two weeks ago after complaining that she'd been beaten in prison. Her treatment had sparked diplomatic protests. Earlier, Ukraine called off the European Summit it was due to host later this week after many countries declared a boycott.

The Sudanese government has informed the joint United Nations-African">African Union peacekeeping mission that it cannot continue with direct flights between its regional support base in Uganda and its operations in Darfur. A">A spokesman for the mission told the BBC that flights would now have to be

rerouted

via Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which would be costly and difficult.

A

paralyzed

British woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a

bionic

suit. Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon 16 days after starting the race with 36,000 other people. Mrs Lomas was paralyzed from the chest down in a horse-riding accident five years ago. Hundreds of people lined the streets as she made her final steps to complete the race. She said she hadn't been given an official medal because she didn't finish on the day of the race. But 14 other runners gave her their medals.