Sudan clashes kill 13 in tense north-south border area - canada.com
JUBA, Sudan - At least 13 people have been killed in fighting between northern nomads and the southern army, a military spokesman said on Friday. Clashes broke out between troops from the south's Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Misseriya ...
Sudan denied 15 aid groups permits to work in Darfur ... - Sudan Tribune
March 19, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese ministry of humanitarian affairs revealed that it has refused to allow 15 foreign aid groups to work in the western region of Darfur on the ground that the situation there has improved. The government ...
US official: Sudan's elections to be crucial test - Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Sudan's upcoming elections must be as transparent as possible to prepare for a referendum on independence for the oil-rich south in 2011, but many obstacles remain, including continued conflict in Darfur, a U.S. official said ...
Sudan may have to delay elections - observers - Deepika Global
KHARTOUM, Mar 18 (Reuters) Sudan may have to postpone its first multi-party elections in 24 years due to logistical delays, with hundreds of thousands of names missing from the voters' list weeks ahead of voting, observers said today. Carter Center ...
Hostage aid worker released in Sudan - Skynews.com
A Red Cross aid worker kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region has been released after 147 days in captivity. Gauthier Lefevre, who has dual French and British nationality, was the last foreign hostage being held in the region. According to the government ...
13 killed in clashes between south Sudan army, Arab ... - People's Daily Online
Clashes erupted between south Sudan's army and armed Arab tribesmen on Wednesday in an oil- producing state, leaving at least 13 people dead, an army spokesman said Friday. "These events took place on March 17 when an armed group of al- Misseriya ...
Darfur: Sudanese Govt Pledges Full Support To UN ... - leadershipnigeria
Sudanese vice president, Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha has pledged the full support of the government of Sudan in assisting the United Nations Mission to the crisis-ridden country in fulfilling its mandate. "We want to see the United Nations ...
NEC rejects calls by Carter Center for a slight delay ... - Sudan Tribune
March 19, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudan National Elections Committee (NEC) denied any intention to move up the elections in line with an advice from a US based polls watchdog. "Logistical preparations are straining the limited capacity of the NEC ...
Sudan releases 57 Darfur rebels - Associated Press
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan released 57 Darfur rebels on Wednesday, including 50 who had been sentenced to death, under a new truce agreement between the government and the most country's powerful rebel group. The leader of the most powerful rebel ...
Sudan clashes leave 13 dead - Presstv
Soldiers from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) At least 13 people have been killed and a number of others injured in clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and northern Misseriya nomads. The clashes broke out on Wednesday in ...
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Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
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