African Union: stand against ICC trials of presidents
Text The African Union called for African countries to "speak with one voice" against the trials of sitting heads of state in the International Criminal Court.The African Union (AU) called Feb. 1 for...
View ArticleNobel Peace laureate slams Iran over Syria role
Text Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi spoke out against her own government and Russia for their "intervention in Syria" on the side of Bashar Assad's regime. Nobel Peace Prize winner...
View ArticlePalestinians end hunger strike; migrants start one
Text As Palestinian prisoners announced an end to their two-month hunger strike, some 1,000 African migrants at an Israeli detention center in the Negev desert started one.Dozens of Palestinian...
View ArticleSudan arming Libyan Dawn rebels?
Text The Libyan government—now exiled to the eastern city of Tobruk—formally accused Sudan of smuggling weapons to the Islamist-led rebel alliance that controls Tripoli.The Libyan government—now...
View ArticleICC halts Darfur probe; Bashir threatens rebels
Text The International Criminal Court suspended its Darfur investigation, citing UN inaction in the case, as President Omar al-Bashir accused rebel leaders of being foreign "agents."International...
View ArticleUN: world refugees break record
Text War across large swaths of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the UN reports.War across large...
View ArticleEx-Gitmo detainee conviction overturned
Text The convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions overturned the conviction of ex-Gitmo detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed, who has been repatriated to Sudan.The convening authority for...
View ArticleChina sends combat troops to South Sudan
Text A 700-strong Chinese battalion is headed for South Sudan as part of a UN "peacekeeping" mission—but the deployment follows China's massive investment in the country's oil sector.An advance unit...
View ArticleSudan: mass rape by army in Darfur
Text Sudanese army forces raped more than 200 women and girls in an organized attack on the north Darfur town of Tabit in October, Human Rights Watch charges.Sudanese army forces raped more than 200...
View ArticleUS drops Cuba from terrorism list
Text The US government formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a step toward restoring full diplomatic relations. Cuba had been listed since 1982.The US government on May...
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South Africa to leave ICC: reports
Text A South African deputy minister said that the nation will leave the International Criminal Court, opining that it has "lost its direction" in singling out Africans for prosecution....
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UN warns of renewed Darfur conflict
Text The UN human rights expert for Sudan warned that fighting between government forces and rebels in Darfur has left tens of thousands displaced over the past two weeks.sudan.jpg.gifThe UN...
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Mining fuels renewed Darfur conflict
Text Russia is blocking release of an internal UN report that apparently shows how pro-government militias in Darfur are making some $54 million per year in gold mining.sudan.jpg.gifIntensified...
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Darfur: Sudan planning 'Final Solution'?
Text Amid a referendum portrayed by Khartoum as a step toward peace, regime-backed militias unleash a new scorched-earth campaign in Darfur—reviving calls for US intervention.sudan.jpg.gifElectoral...
View ArticleICC halts Darfur probe; Bashir threatens rebels
Text The International Criminal Court suspended its Darfur investigation, citing UN inaction in the case, as President Omar al-Bashir accused rebel leaders of being foreign "agents."International...
View ArticleUN: world refugees break record
Text War across large swaths of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the UN reports.War across large...
View ArticleEx-Gitmo detainee conviction overturned
Text The convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions overturned the conviction of ex-Gitmo detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed, who has been repatriated to Sudan.The convening authority for...
View ArticleChina sends combat troops to South Sudan
Text A 700-strong Chinese battalion is headed for South Sudan as part of a UN "peacekeeping" mission—but the deployment follows China's massive investment in the country's oil sector.An advance unit...
View ArticleSudan: mass rape by army in Darfur
Text Sudanese army forces raped more than 200 women and girls in an organized attack on the north Darfur town of Tabit in October, Human Rights Watch charges.Sudanese army forces raped more than 200...
View ArticleUS drops Cuba from terrorism list
Text The US government formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a step toward restoring full diplomatic relations. Cuba had been listed since 1982.The US government on May...
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