News Clips

Fearful Darfur sheikhs finally leave UN base

2011-08-30T17:19:51+00:00

UNITED NATIONS - Five sheikhs who spent more than a year at a UN base in Darfur saying they feared for their lives left on Monday after an accord with the Sudanese authorities, the UN said.

Detained Sudanese journalist released, official says

2011-08-29T16:14:10+00:00

Khartoum - A Sudanese reporter was freed over the weekend after President Omar al-Bashir ordered the release of all detained journalists, a government official said.

Sudanese Court Sentences Rebel Leader Al-Tom Hamed to Death by Hanging

2011-08-27T16:16:01+00:00

A Sudanese court sentenced to death by hanging a leader in the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, which carried out attacks against the army in Southern Kordofan, state-run SUNA news agency reported late yesterday.

A New Obstacle To Normal Relations For Sudan, U.S.

2011-08-23T16:10:33+00:00

When Sudan allowed South Sudan to become an independent nation last month, it hoped this would put an end to years of friction with the United States.

‘38 killed’ in South Sudan intertribal clashes

2011-08-19T15:50:33+00:00

JUBA - At least 38 people, including women and children, have been killed in intertribal violence in South Sudan, the governor of Jonglei state told AFP on Friday.

Obama Nominates Ambassador for South Sudan

2011-08-19T15:47:31+00:00

U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated a State Department official as U.S. ambassador to the world's newest country, South Sudan. Obama chose Susan Page, who is deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of African Affairs.

US keeps Iran, Syria, Sudan, Cuba on terror blacklist

2011-08-18T16:49:35+00:00

WASHINGTON - The United States retained Iran and its ally Syria as well as Sudan and Cuba on a list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism Thursday, after blacklisting the countries the previous year.

Three Darfur states poorest in Sudan

2011-08-17T16:06:40+00:00

Region also the worst hit in education, displacement, unemployment, child labor and maternal and child health.

Italian Aid Worker Kidnapped in Darfur, Foreign Ministry Says

2011-08-15T16:02:05+00:00

An Italian aid worker was kidnapped in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Italy’s Foreign Ministry said in an e-mailed statement today.

Obama Takes Steps to Help Avert Atrocities

2011-08-04T15:45:16+00:00

WASHINGTON - President Obama, looking for ways to strengthen the American response to genocide and other mass atrocities, on Thursday will announce a ban on visas for people who the State Department finds have been involved in human rights violations, White House officials said.