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Red Cross worker abducted in Chad now free

A French aid worker was freed Saturday nearly three months after his abduction near Chad’s border with Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

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African Union urges United Nations to halt al-Bashir case

The African Union has called on the United Nations Security Council to delay war crimes proceedings against Sudan’s president, saying a decision allowing genocide charges harms peace efforts.

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Sudanese president may face genocide charges

Sudan’s president faces being charged with genocide over the seven-year
conflict in Darfur after a war crimes court ruling.

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Chad-Sudan deal could end Darfur insecurity, says US envoy

The normalisation of ties between Khartoum and Ndjamena could end the ‘cycle
of insecurity’ in Darfur, the war-torn region of western Sudan which borders
Chad, according to the US envoy, Scott Gration.

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Judges allow genocide charge against Sudanese leader

Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir may be charged with genocide for his role in a five-year campaign of violence in western Sudan’s Darfur region.

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Southern Sudan needs help to avoid war, aid agencies say

Major conflict could return to southern parts of Sudan unless international action bolsters a faltering peace accord, ten aid agencies said in a report released Thursday.

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5 killed in raid at Pakistan hospital

Five people were killed overnight when Pakistani security forces hunting for militants involved in a deadly attack earlier this week raided a hospital in the country’s volatile tribal region and battled militants there, two Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday.

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Violence surging in southern Sudan, agency says

Violence in southern Sudan has escalated to its highest levels since a 2005 treaty ended a 21-year-long north-south civil war, a leading aid agency has warned.

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Jolie asks Obama to do more for Sudanese people

Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie wants President Obama’s administration to take greater steps towards establishing peace in Sudan.

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Intriguing people for December 11, 2009

Brian Kelly At a news conference Friday in South Bend, Indiana, the University of Notre Dame is expected to announce that Kelly has signed a five-year contract to become the Irish’s fifth coach this decade — the worst in Notre Dame’s history, with a 70-52 record. Kelly won two Big East titles as head [...]


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