are allowed to travel interstate over the festive break for the first time in two years. as sydney's catholic archbishop puts it, christmas was a ray of light light in dark times. sadat ahmed bakir, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. officials in the democratic republic of congo, say at least six people have been killed by a suicide bomb attack, in the eastern city of beni. the mayor, narcisse muteba, said the bomber killed himself and five other people. it isn't clear whether any group was behind the attack — but security forces are investigating. security forces in the sudanese capital, khartoum, have fired tear gas in an effort to disperse the latest pro democracy protests. the demonstrators converged on the presidential palace for the second time in a week, but were met by a heavy security presence. earlier, the military government restricted phone and internet