added 2007 Wed Jun 13 16:45:12 by Aidenag
Scientists believe they have discovered the biggest migration of wild animals on Earth, with an aerial survey revealing vast herds of gazelle and antelope on the move in southern Sudan in a region which had been assumed to have been denuded of its wildlife by years of civil war.(pictures included)
Scientists believe they have discovered the biggest migration of wild animals on Earth, with an aerial survey revealing vast herds of gazelle and antelope on the move in southern Sudan in a region which had been assumed to have been denuded of its wildlife by years of civil war.(pictures included)
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 10:37:38 by Aidenag
Sudan has secretly worked with the CIA to spy on the insurgency in Iraq, an example of how the U.S. has continued to cooperate with the Sudanese regime even while condemning its suspected role in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Darfur.
Sudan has secretly worked with the CIA to spy on the insurgency in Iraq, an example of how the U.S. has continued to cooperate with the Sudanese regime even while condemning its suspected role in the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Darfur.
added 2007 Sun Jun 10 23:54:07 by tehranchik
SudanÃ;¯Ã;¿Ã;½s ambassador to the United States, John Ukec Lueth Ukec, was a member of the rebellion in his countryÃ;¯Ã;¿Ã;½s South until the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 ended decades of c
SudanÃ;¯Ã;¿Ã;½s ambassador to the United States, John Ukec Lueth Ukec, was a member of the rebellion in his countryÃ;¯Ã;¿Ã;½s South until the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 ended decades of c
added 2007 Fri May 4 22:47:51 by bubba2
Actor Don Cheadle traveled through the Darfur region in 2005. The trip changed him so much that it was difficult to come back to "my comfortable life & take stock in all the privileges... & do nothing". He teamed with John Prendergast to write "Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond", in books
Actor Don Cheadle traveled through the Darfur region in 2005. The trip changed him so much that it was difficult to come back to "my comfortable life & take stock in all the privileges... & do nothing". He teamed with John Prendergast to write "Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond", in books
added 2007 Tue Apr 24 19:33:00 by SageXparadox
Pressure has been mounting on Sudan to allow the United Nations peacekeepers into the troubled Darfur region. The latest is US President George Bush, who has threatened tougher sanctions against Khartoum.
Pressure has been mounting on Sudan to allow the United Nations peacekeepers into the troubled Darfur region. The latest is US President George Bush, who has threatened tougher sanctions against Khartoum.
added 2007 Wed Apr 18 19:05:42 by STONERS
President Bush said Wednesday that the United States will tighten economic sanctions and impose new punishments if Sudan fails to take concrete action to stop the bloodshed in Darfur.
President Bush said Wednesday that the United States will tighten economic sanctions and impose new punishments if Sudan fails to take concrete action to stop the bloodshed in Darfur.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 15:06:04 by Aidenag
The Bush administration came under intense fire in Congress Wednesday after a senior official revealed the president had again delayed imposing sanctions against Sudan over its handling of the conflict in Darfur.
The Bush administration came under intense fire in Congress Wednesday after a senior official revealed the president had again delayed imposing sanctions against Sudan over its handling of the conflict in Darfur.
added 2007 Wed Mar 28 20:28:14 by populist
Sudan and the U.N. signed an agreement Wednesday to guarantee humanitarian access to refugees in Darfur, where violence and government restrictions have prevented aid from reaching victims of a bloody conflict.
Sudan and the U.N. signed an agreement Wednesday to guarantee humanitarian access to refugees in Darfur, where violence and government restrictions have prevented aid from reaching victims of a bloody conflict.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 16:15:00 by corey.spring
The suffering of people in Darfur is "unbearable" and the United Nations should consider stronger sanctions against the Sudanese government for not stopping violence in the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
The suffering of people in Darfur is "unbearable" and the United Nations should consider stronger sanctions against the Sudanese government for not stopping violence in the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
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added 2007 Thu Mar 15 3:02:15 by populist
President Bush's envoy to Sudan said Wednesday that the administration is preparing to impose new economic sanctions to counter Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's refusal to allow U.N. peacekeepers to deploy in Darfur.
President Bush's envoy to Sudan said Wednesday that the administration is preparing to impose new economic sanctions to counter Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's refusal to allow U.N. peacekeepers to deploy in Darfur.
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 13:27:29 by Aidenag
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor named the first two suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a former interior minister and a militia commander.Moreno-Ocampo said in December his investigators had found evidence of rape, torture, murder and sexual violence in Darfur.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor named the first two suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a former interior minister and a militia commander.Moreno-Ocampo said in December his investigators had found evidence of rape, torture, murder and sexual violence in Darfur.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 17:36:34 by Aidenag
Janjaweed militias have been concentrating forces to the north of el-Geneina, the capital of Sudan's West Darfur state, an African Union military source said on Tuesday, corroborating a U.N. report.
Janjaweed militias have been concentrating forces to the north of el-Geneina, the capital of Sudan's West Darfur state, an African Union military source said on Tuesday, corroborating a U.N. report.
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 13:27:29 by Fabienne
From the article: "A lone gunman has been arrested after hijacking a Sudanese passenger jet and diverting it to N'Djamena, the capital of neighbouring Chad. The Air West Boeing 737 was flying 103 people from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to El Fasher in the Darfur region. The hijacker was carrying a machine gun, and a Chadian government minister said he was seeking asylum in the UK."
From the article: "A lone gunman has been arrested after hijacking a Sudanese passenger jet and diverting it to N'Djamena, the capital of neighbouring Chad. The Air West Boeing 737 was flying 103 people from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to El Fasher in the Darfur region. The hijacker was carrying a machine gun, and a Chadian government minister said he was seeking asylum in the UK."
added 2007 Tue Jan 16 20:58:23 by Neophile
The Royal Bank has refused to open American dollar accounts for people of certain nationalities since April 2006. Canadian citizens with dual citizenship in Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Myanmar are affected.
The Royal Bank has refused to open American dollar accounts for people of certain nationalities since April 2006. Canadian citizens with dual citizenship in Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Myanmar are affected.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 4:21:44 by okitech
A Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist has been charged with spying in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.Paul Salopek was charged Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering Sudan without a visa. Salopek's driver and interpreter, both Chadian nationals, were also charged at the court in El Fashir, the capital of North Darfur.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist has been charged with spying in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.Paul Salopek was charged Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering Sudan without a visa. Salopek's driver and interpreter, both Chadian nationals, were also charged at the court in El Fashir, the capital of North Darfur.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 0:20:15 by zepequeno
A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes.Paul Salopek, 44, was charged in a 40-minute hearing with espionage, passing information illegally and writing "false news".
A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes.Paul Salopek, 44, was charged in a 40-minute hearing with espionage, passing information illegally and writing "false news".
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 8:16:45 by Blargg
A U.N. force is critical to prevent a "planned offensive" on Darfur by the Sudanese government, the U.S. State Department's top diplomat on Africa said Friday while accusing Sudan of committing genocide.
A U.N. force is critical to prevent a "planned offensive" on Darfur by the Sudanese government, the U.S. State Department's top diplomat on Africa said Friday while accusing Sudan of committing genocide.
