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31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash
 31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash 
Aug 19, 2012 6:01 AM CDT

31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash

Among dead may have been 2 gov't ministers

(Newser) - As many as 31 people were killed in a plane crash in southern Sudan today, close to the border with South Sudan, reports Reuters . Among the dead was at least one government minister and possibly more, heading to an Islamic festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Ghazi al-Sadiq, the...

Sudan Runner Seeks Asylum
 Sudan Runner Seeks Asylum 
Olympics
Jul 27, 2012 10:36 AM CDT

Sudan Runner Seeks Asylum

British right has made asylum an issue

(Newser) - An Olympic runner from Sudan has requested asylum at a London police station, an official tells the New York Times . The athlete's name hasn't been released, but the list of suspects isn't long; the war-torn East African nation only sent six athletes to the games. The case...

Sudan to Syria, Obama Protects &#39;Odious&#39; Regimes

 Sudan to Syria, 
 Obama Protects 
 'Odious' Regimes 
Nicholas Kristof
Jun 10, 2012 9:58 AM CDT

Sudan to Syria, Obama Protects 'Odious' Regimes

Kristof: US should be 'crystal clear about which side we're on'

(Newser) - In both Syria and Sudan, President Obama's "dithering" is "lame, ineffective, and contrary to American interests and values," writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . Worse, by "taking prudence to the point of paralysis," he's protecting two of the most "odious"...

Kony Search Could Take Years: US

Reports put him in Sudan, Central African Republic

(Newser) - The search for Joseph Kony continues, and it could be a long time—even years—before we see results, US officials say. They believe the warlord is hiding in the jungles of the Central African Republic, but his low-tech survival methods—no radios, no phones, just messengers on foot—have...

5 Reasons You Should Care About Sudan War

Rising gas prices and more 'lost boys' could result

(Newser) - The conflict between Sudan and South Sudan may seem far-flung, but Scott Baldauf of the Christian Science Monitor runs down five reasons Americans should pay attention, including:
  • Gas prices: They may have eased in the US lately , but instability in oil-producing nations could change that in a hurry. One of
...

South Sudan: This Means War
 South Sudan: This Means War 
Apr 24, 2012 6:40 AM CDT

South Sudan: This Means War

President Salva Kiir says Sudan's attacks amount to declaration of war

(Newser) - As far as South Sudan is concerned, Omar al-Bashir has crossed the Rubicon. In a meeting today with Chinese President Hu Jintao, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said it was "a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbor in Khartoum has declared war,"...

Old War Returns to World's Newest Country

3 killed as Sudan bombs South Sudan

(Newser) - An old war is returning to the world's newest country . Sudanese warplanes bombed two towns across the border in South Sudan today, inching the two countries, former civil war opponents, closer to full-scale war, CNN reports. At least three people were killed. "I can see market stalls burning...

Sudan Declares South &#39;Enemy&#39;
 Sudan Declares South 'Enemy' 
Apr 16, 2012 2:19 PM CDT

Sudan Declares South 'Enemy'

North shells border city taken by South

(Newser) - Violence is coursing through Sudan once more, after South Sudanese troops took over an oil-rich border town last week. Sudan reportedly killed five civilians in air attacks on the disputed town of Heglig yesterday; today it began shelling the area, a spokesman for the South tells the AP . Sudan has...

Clooney Arrested at Sudan Protest

Actor's father, others also arrested by Secret Service

(Newser) - George Clooney and his father Nick were arrested today at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. They and others, including Democratic US Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia and NAACP President Ben Jealous, were arrested after being warned three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy....

Clooney Releases Sudan Video
 Clooney Releases Sudan Video 
Mar 16, 2012 6:11 AM CDT

Clooney Releases Sudan Video

Film documents attacks on civilians

(Newser) - George Clooney has released a video documenting an illegal and dangerous trip to see Sudanese government attacks on civilians first-hand, reports AP . In the video, the actor witnesses what is believed to be a Chinese-made missile being fired at civilians in the Nuba Mountains region of southern Sudan, which could...

Clooney Testifies: 'Campaign of Murder' in Sudan

Actor goes before Congress after trip to troubled country

(Newser) - George Clooney, long an advocate for Sudan , testified before Congress today about the "campaign of murder" being carried out in the country. Clooney just returned from a trip to the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, where he says villagers hide from daily bombings. "We found children filled with...

Sudan Rebels Holding 29 Chinese

China reportedly building roads in dangerous southern Sudan

(Newser) - At least 29 Chinese citizens are being held by Sudanese militants after a battle with Sudan's army at a road-construction project in a remote and volatile region of the country yesterday, reports the AP . The rebels tell MSNBC that they're holding the Chinese "for their own safety...

Half-Million May Face Famine in Sudan

US envoy warns of 'colossal disaster'

(Newser) - A tragic byproduct of the conflict in Sudan: If humanitarian organizations are not allowed in soon, half a million people could face near-famine by March. "There is a looming humanitarian disaster in Sudan," says the US envoy to Sudan, who is pushing for African intervention in the country....

Sudan Says JEM Rebel Chief Khalil Ibrahim Killed
 Sudan Says Rebel Chief Killed 
Dec 25, 2011 7:12 AM CST

Sudan Says Rebel Chief Killed

Death of JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim would be key victory

(Newser) - The Sudanese army said it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting today and touted his death as a key victory. The army said Khalil Ibrahim, who led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, was killed during a military offensive in North Kordofan state...

Satellites Spot Mass Graves in Sudan

And group accuses the Sudanese Red Crescent Society of digging them

(Newser) - The Satellite Sentinel Project, an activist group founded by George Clooney, says it has evidence of a number of mass graves in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains—and it thinks the Sudanese Red Crescent dug them. Based on satellite images and witness statements, the SSP has concluded that as many as...

Global Terror Attacks Up, Deaths Down

US report tags Iran as chief state sponsor of terrorism

(Newser) - Last year saw deaths from terrorism drop for the third year in a row, although the number of terror attacks was up slightly, according to the State Department's annual report on global terrorism . Some 13,186 people were killed in 11,500 terror attacks in 72 countries, down from...

Next for South Sudan: Building an Economy

Officials want to wean the new nation off oil

(Newser) - In South Sudan, the world's newest nation , 98% of revenue comes from oil—and one of the first tasks its nascent government must tackle is how to change that, since oil revenue must still be split with the north. Work will begin today on building an economy that's...

South Sudan Is Born
 South Sudan Is Born 
Jul 9, 2011 6:03 AM CDT

South Sudan Is Born

New nation celebrates its birth at midnight

(Newser) - The world has a new nation: South Sudan. Thousands of South Sudanese citizens celebrated today's milestone with a massive street party, reports AP . "This is a great day for me because it's a day that reflects the suffering that all southerners have had for almost 50 years,...

UN Peacekeepers Expected at Birth of South Sudan

New nation will be one of world's poorest

(Newser) - Up to 7,000 UN peacekeeping forces will be sent to South Sudan to help with the birth of the world's newest country, which officially separates from Sudan at midday tomorrow, reports the Telegraph . The Christian-majority south has been fighting with the Muslim-majority north for 38 of the 54...

Sudan Border Region Revolts
 Sudan Border Region Revolts 
Jul 1, 2011 7:41 AM CDT

Sudan Border Region Revolts

Rebels in Nuba Mountains want independence for their non-Muslim region

(Newser) - Just days before southern Sudan is poised to break away and form a new country, ending decades of civil war and bloodshed, new fighting is breaking out in the north's Nuba Mountains along the north-south border, reports the New York Times . The Sudan government is desperate to keep the...

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