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World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: U.S.-Built Bible School Bombed
NYTIMES Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:48:06 GMT
Sudan’s military bombed a Bible school built by an American Christian group in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan State.
World Briefing | Africa: South Sudan: Violence at Peace Meeting
NYTIMES Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:40 GMT
More than 10 people were killed and a United Nations employee was shot and wounded when clashes broke out at a peace meeting in South Sudan, United Nations officials said Friday.
UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
TOPIX Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:53 GMT
A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and children, U.N. officials said Friday.
Sudan rebels planning to hand over abducted Chines..
TOPIX Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:54:12 GMT
Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.
UN Official: SSudan Crises Need More Than $760m
ABCNEWS Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:43:48 GMT
UN official warns that crises in new nation of South Sudan will need more than $760 million
S.Sudan warns of war without 'comprehensive' deal
YAHOO Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:28:07 GMT
The president of South Sudan warned Thursday of renewed conflict with former foes in north Sudan if bitter oil negotiations do not include a deal on other key issues, including the contested Abyei region.
S. Sudan raises prospect of new fighting
FT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:09:36 GMT
President issues warning after collapse of talks with Sudan over oil revenue
Sudanese army releases Chinese workers
INDEPENDENT Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:28:32 GMT
The Sudanese army has freed 14 Chinese road construction workers, part of a group reportedly abducted by militants in a remote region in the country's south, officials said today.
Kidnapped Chinese freed by Sudanese army
INDEPENDENT Tue, 31 Jan 2012
The Sudanese army has freed 14 Chinese construction workers abducted by militants in a remote region in the country's south.
Sudan Backpedals on Chinese Hostages
WSJ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:50 EST
Sudan backtracked on earlier statements that it had freed some of the 29 Chinese nationals held by a rebel group following a weekend attack.
'Scores die' in South Sudan raid
BBC Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:25 GMT
At least 74 people have died in an attack on a cattle camp, with South Sudan's interior minister blaming gunmen armed by Khartoum.
Official: South Sudan cattle raid leaves 70 dead
TOPIX Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:40:24 GMT
Interior Minister Alison Manani Magaya said Monday that a Nuer tribe from Unity state attacked a Dinka community in neighboring Warrap state Saturday.
China says all 29 hostages in Sudan still in rebel hands
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:04:55 GMT
China's embassy in Sudan said all 29 Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in the border state of South Kordofan remained in rebel hands, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, despite a Sudanese report that 14 of them had been freed.
South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil
REUTERS Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:38:11 GMT
JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said on Sunday. Related Stories China says 29 workers still captive in Sudan Gunfight erupts in Thai south, four rebels dead Japan population seen falling 30 percent by 2060 Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to daughter
Papua New Guinea mutiny solders hand in their guns - media
REUTERS Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:24:14 GMT
(Reuters) - About 20 soldiers involved in last week's attempted mutiny in Papua New Guinea handed in their guns on Monday after winning assurances they would not face prosecution over their actions, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Related Stories China says 29 workers still captive in Sudan Gunfight erupts in Thai south, four rebels dead Japan population seen falling 30 percent by 2060 Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to daughter
China says 29 workers still captive in Sudan
REUTERS Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:09:09 GMT
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rebels in the Sudan border state of South Kordofan are still holding 29 kidnapped Chinese workers, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, contradicting a Sudanese report that 14 of them had been freed. Related Stories Papua New Guinea mutiny solders hand in their guns - media Gunfight erupts in Thai south, four rebels dead Japan population seen falling 30 percent by 2060 Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to daughter
Sudan seek rare win to provide last eight hopes
YAHOO Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:55:06 GMT
The ending of Sudan's 36-year Africa Cup of Nations goal drought against Angola has left the Jediane Falcons still in with a shout of squeaking through to the quarter-finals.
29 Chinese missing after militant attack in Sudan
TOPIX Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:42:15 GMT
Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.
South Sudan keeps oil pipeline shut
TOPIX Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:42:16 GMT
South Sudan has fully shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after a broader deal on issues including border security and the disputed region of Abyei, its oil minister said on Sunday.
Move to bring South Sudan back to talks
FT Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:44:05 GMT
Negotiations with Khartoum on dividing oil revenues broke down ahead of an African Union summit
Chinese workers 'freed in Sudan'
BBC Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:57:52 GMT
Sudanese troops have freed 14 out of 29 Chinese workers held by rebels in the south, Sudanese officials say.
Sudan rebels abduct many China workers
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:39:53 GMT
More than two dozen Chinese workers were captured by militants from a project site in Sudan.
Sudan militant attack leaves 29 Chinese missing
CBC Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:09:45 EST
Militants have apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, leading Sudanese forces to increase security for Chinese projects and personnel there.
Rebels in Sudan capture 29 Chinese after militant attack
USATODAY Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:26:25 GMT
Militants apparently captured the workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan.
Chinese workers captured by Sudan South Kordofan rebels
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:43:52 GMT
Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan state have captured 29 Chinese workers after a battle with government forces, according to an insurgent spokesman.
Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers
REUTERS Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:42:14 GMT
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the Sudanese army. Related Stories Sarkozy to detail reforms to help business, jobs Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons Gunmen attack Yemen election committee office Former Italian President Scalfaro dies at 93 Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc to end parliament boycott
Sudan: Rebels kidnap 70 workers, including Chinese nationals
CNN Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:31:36 EST
Militants captured 70 construction workers, including Chinese nationals, in Sudans volatile South Kordofan state, military officials said Sunday.
Chinese workers held by Sudan rebels
MSNBC.MSN Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:29:23 GMT
Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the Sudanese army.
S Sudan 'extreme violence' JUBA, - An international medical group...
TOPIX Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:17:38 GMT
An international medical group says ethnic clashes in South Sudan are part of a pattern of "extreme violence" that has sent hundreds of civilians into hiding where they face more attacks.
Two Sudans' oil dispute deepens as South shuts down wells
TOPIX Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:20:34 GMT
South Sudanese people turn out to hear a speech by their president, Salva Kiir. The South has announced the suspension of oil exports through Sudan.
Watch: Children Victims of S. Sudan's Tribal Clashes
ABCNEWS Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:08:19 GMT
Kids are injured, go missing and get abducted in retaliatory cattle raids.
World Briefing | Africa: South Sudan Shuts Off Oil in Dispute With Sudan
NYTIMES Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:01:13 GMT
South Sudan said Monday that it had started shutting down oil production and accused Sudan of seizing $815 million worth of crude.
South Sudan accuses Sudan of $815m oil theft
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:40:55 GMT
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir accused Sudan on Monday of stealing $815 million of the crude oil that makes up the new nation's economic lifeblood, as it begins a production shutdown in protest.
Darfur peacekeeper killed, three wounded: U.N.
CHICAGOTRIBUNE Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:19:00 GMT
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One international peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded in Sudan when gunmen ambushed their patrol in the troubled Darfur region on Saturday, UNAMID peacekeepers said.
Darfur peacekeeper killed, three wounded - U.N.
REUTERS Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:18:07 GMT
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One international peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded in Sudan when gunmen ambushed their patrol in the troubled Darfur region on Saturday, UNAMID peacekeepers said. Related Stories Rights group urges West to get over Islamist aversion Exclusive - How Pakistan helps the U.S. drone campaign Croatia votes on EU membership amid concerns Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen's Saleh Death toll in Nigeria's Kano at least 178 - doctor
Sudan rejects aid 'corridor' for war zone
YAHOO Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:14:05 GMT
Sudan on Friday rejected any plan for an aid "corridor" to war-torn southern states after the United States warned of a possible "horrific" famine affecting civilians in the area.
World Briefing | United Nations: U.S. Says Sudan Is Blocking Aid
NYTIMES Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:13:36 GMT
The United States and Sudan traded accusations over the humanitarian situation in the states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
Chad expels UK Darfur aid envoy
BBC Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:11:09 GMT
A senior British aid official - who spoke out against the Darfur "genocide" - is expelled from Chad while attempting to visit Darfur refugees.
Cycle of S. Sudan's tribal violence kills hundreds
YAHOO Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:56:08 GMT
A century of enmity between two cattle-herding tribes in an isolated corner of the world's newest country has burst into the open in killings and revenge attacks. For more than a week Aliye Amor has slept on bare earth, being among tens of thousands made homeless after armed raiders invaded.
South Sudan: 57 Dead as Cycle of Violence Continues
IBTIMES Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:18:03 EST
Fifty-seven people were killed in tribal clashes in South Sudan this week, most of them women and children. Another 53 people were wounded in the clash between Lou Nuer and Murle groups in Jonglei state, thirteen of whom needed to be airlifted to safety.
Eritrean refugees kidnapped, killed: UNHCR chief
YAHOO Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:05:16 GMT
Eritrean refugees are being kidnapped and sometimes killed by human traffickers, the head of the UN's refugee agency said in Sudan on Thursday, calling for global action against the crimes.
57 killed in new South Sudan clashes: government
YAHOO Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:48:49 GMT
New ethnic clashes in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state have killed 57 people, the government of the world's newest nation said late Thursday.
UN warns S. Sudan of multiple crises
YAHOO Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:24:46 GMT
South Sudan faces challenges of "huge dimensions" as the world's newest nation struggles to support hundreds of thousands of people returning home or fleeing violence, the UN refugee chief said Tuesday.
Fleeing South Sudanese in "desperate need" of food - U.N.
REUTERS Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:20:19 GMT
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people who have fled tribal violence in a remote area of South Sudan are in desperate need of food, the United Nations said on Saturday. Related Stories Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border North Korea to top agenda at Lee-Hu summit in China Chinese held for firebomb attack at Japan embassy in Seoul Iran to launch nuclear work in bunker in "near future" Turk general will seek supreme court trial - lawyer
'Major emergency operation' after S.Sudan violence
YAHOO Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:19:16 GMT
Aid groups are mounting a "major emergency operation" in rural South Sudan after tribe-on-tribe violence sent tens of thousands of people fleeing and killed an unknown number of people, the U.N. said Saturday.
Sudan President’s First Visit to Post-Gaddafi Libya Sparks Outrage
IBTIMES Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:20:07 EST
Bashir is regarded as a war criminal in the West and is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges he committed genocide in connection with the mass murder of people in the Darfur.
Sudan president on 1st visit to post-Gadhafi Libya
BOSTON Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:39:23 GMT
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir met with top Libyan officials in the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday during his first visit to the country since rebels armed with Sudanese help ousted Moammar Gadhafi last year.
Sudan's Bashir criticises Kadhafi during Libya visit
YAHOO Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:28:53 GMT
Moamer Kadhafi caused great suffering among the Sudanese people, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said on Saturday on his first visit to Libya since Kadhafi was overthrown and killed.
Thousands massacred as two tribes go to war in South Sudan
INDEPENDENT Sat, 07 Jan 2012
More than 3,000 people have been reported killed in South Sudan during a week of clashes between two tribes in the world's newest state.
U.N. tries to reach 60,000 fleeing South Sudan violence
REUTERS Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:50:27 GMT
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it was trying to reach some 60,000 people who have fled tribal violence in a remote area of South Sudan and urgently need food, shelter and medical assistance. Related Stories Turkish ex-army chief in jail over anti-government plot Exclusive: West readies oil plan in case of Iran crisis Latest Egypt vote brings Islamists closer to win UN's Pillay: Yemen peace-deal amnesty may be unlawful Hot air balloon crash kills 11 in New Zealand
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Sudan a big surprise at Africa Cup
CNN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:04 GMT
CNN's Don Riddell and journalist Kwaku Ofosu-Asare discuss Sudan's performance in the Africa Cup of Nations.
South Sudan halts oil production
REUTERS Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:22:00 GMT
Jan 28 - South Sudan halts oil production, as leaders fail to reach deal to end dispute. Michaela Cabrera reports.
Children Victims of S. Sudan's Tribal Clashes
ABCNEWS Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:08:19 GMT
Kids are injured, go missing and get abducted in retaliatory cattle raids.
Darfur refugees in crisis
CNN Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:14:44 GMT
The U.N.'s former envoy to Sudan explains why he has been prevented from visiting refugees.
VIDEO: Struggle of Darfur refugees in Chad
BBC Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:37:07 GMT
Almost nine years after the civil war in Darfur, Western Sudan, BBC's David Loyn reports on how repercussions are still felt by refugees who were forced to flee to camps in neighbouring Chad.
Video: Clooney wins for 'Descendants'
TODAY.MSNBC.MSN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:52:12 GMT
George Clooney, winner of the Golden Globe for best actor in "The Descendants," talks about why he thinks the film hits a nerve with audiences, and his humanitarian work in Darfur. (TODAY)
VIDEO: South Sudan violence continues
BBC Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:47:34 GMT
Some 57 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in a revenge attack in South Sudan, officials say.
UN: Political solution needed in Sudan
CNN Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:31:55 GMT
Emergency Coordinator Valerie Amos discusses her trip to Sudan where UN forces are having difficulty reaching refugees.
UN launches aid effort in South Sudan
REUTERS Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:33:00 GMT
Jan 10 - The United Nations launches a complex humanitarian effort in South Sudan as Africa’s newest nation struggles with tribal clashes. Nick Rowlands reports.
Ongoing violence in South Sudan
CNN Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:32:30 GMT
Trouble continues in the fledgling nation of South Sudan. CNN's Jim Clancy reports.
VIDEO: UN launches operation in South Sudan
BBC Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:49:29 GMT
The UN says it is launching a massive humanitarian operation for around 50,000 people caught up in violence between rival tribes in South Sudan.
Roots of Sudanese violence
CNN Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:20:54 GMT
CNN's Nima Elbagir explains the latest inter-tribal fighting in South Sudan typifies the fierce competition for resources.
VIDEO: South Sudan fighting kills hundreds
BBC Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:15:58 GMT
The UN says thousands of youths from a South Sudanese ethnic group involved in a dispute with a rival community have been repelled by government troops.
Thousands flee South Sudan fighting
CNN Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:43:59 GMT
CNN's Jim Clancy reports on the clashes in South Sudan that have forced thousands to flee.
South Sudan's struggle with violence
CNN Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:38:16 GMT
Jehanne Henry with Human Rights Watch discusses the challenges facing South Sudan and new fighting there.
VIDEO: South Sudan six months on
BBC Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:12:45 GMT
Following decades of civil war South Sudan has now been independent from North Sudan for almost six months.
VIDEO: Refugee influx in South Sudan
BBC Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:48:18 GMT
Growing hostile relations between South Sudan and Sudan sees an influx in refugees crossing the border.
BBC Censors Nelson Mandela's Mugabe comments
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