Hundreds of Sudanese schoolchildren have marched to the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum to demand an end to the 21-year civil war. The children, from around the country, held hands and lit torches. In an appeal for peace the children said the war was depriving them of "milk, food and medical treatment". The organisers - Sudan Peace and Dignity - plan to fly five children to Kenya, where peace talks are taking place, to hand over the appeal.