Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers to give up UN immunity, stand trialKHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese female journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public in violation of the country’s strict Islamic laws told a packed Khartoum courtroom Wednesday she is resigning from a U.N. job that grants her immunity so she can challenge the law on women’s public dress code. Ruling giving oil region to government, land to rebels, bolsters peace in SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Sudan’s fragile peace overcame a major hurdle Wednesday when a legal panel drew a compromise map splitting an oil-rich region between the government-held north and the semiautonomous south controlled by former rebels. Arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed Heglig oil fieldTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel on Wednesday awarded the Sudanese government control over almost all major oil reserves in a disputed region of Sudan that erupted into violence last year between state forces and former southern rebels. International arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed oil fieldTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel on Wednesday awarded the Sudanese government control over almost all major oil reserves in a disputed region of Sudan that erupted into violence last year between state forces and former rebels in the south. International arbitration panel sets new boundaries for disputed oil-rich region of SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel has set new boundaries for a disputed oil-rich region of Sudan. Arbitration panel to rule on disputed oil rich Abyei region between north and south SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration tribunal is ruling Wednesday on the boundaries of a disputed oil rich region on the border between northern and southern Sudan. Correction: Sudan-Women Flogged storyCAIRO — In a July 13 story on the flogging of Sudanese women for wearing trousers in violation of strict Islamic law, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the incident took place Friday, July 10. The correct date was the previous Friday, July 3. The story also said the women were flogged in public. The punishment was open to the public but the story should have said it was carried out inside a police station in Khartoum. Former southern Sudanese rebels must leave contested oil-rich area, says UNKHARTOUM, Sudan — The U.N. expressed concern about the presence of former southern Sudanese rebels in a contested oil-rich area near the border with the north, raising fears of violence days ahead of a key court decision on the region’s boundaries. Sudan says it’s ‘regrettable’ that Obama labeled Darfur a genocideKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s government has criticized President Barack Obama for calling the conflict in Darfur a “genocide.” Sudanese women flogged for wearing trousers in violation of strict Islamic lawCAIRO — Sudanese police arrested 13 women in a raid on a cafe and flogged 10 of them in public for wearing trousers in violation of the country’s strict Islamic law, one of those arrested said Monday. Uganda willing to arrest Sudanese president al-Bashir on international war crimes warrantKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters the country, an unusual stance after a summit of African leaders denounced the international arrest warrant against al-Bashir. Sudanese official says kidnapped aid workers speak to families and are in good healthKHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers kidnapped by gunmen in Sudan’s restive Darfur region are in good health and have been allowed to speak to their relatives, a government official said Sunday. Sudan is negotiating release of 2 foreign aid workers in Darfur with the aid of tribal leadersKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan is negotiating with the kidnappers of two Darfur aid workers for their safe release, preferably without paying the demanded ransom, Sudanese officials said Thursday. UN says fighting between tribes in southern Sudan increasingly targets women and childrenKHARTOUM, Sudan — Fighting between tribes in southern Sudan has increasingly targeted women and children and likely killed more than 1,000 people since January, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Prosecutors appeal international court decision not to indict Sudan president for genocideTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have appealed the tribunal’s decision not to indict Sudan’s president on charges of waging genocide in Darfur, according to a document released Tuesday. Irish government seeks release of 2 female aid workers kidnapped in DarfurDUBLIN, Ireland — The head of an Irish humanitarian aid agency appealed Saturday for the release of two of its employees kidnapped in Darfur. African Union leaders refuse to extradite Sudan’s president, denounce international courtSIRTE, Libya — After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. African Union leaders approve continent-wide rebuttal of ICCSIRTE, Libya — African leaders have approved a contentious decision to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. African leaders launch “African Unity” as first step to hypothetic continent-wide federationSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. African Union summit convenes amid looming problems for AfricaSIRTE, Libya — African leaders and Brazil’s president called for greater cooperation to boost peace and development efforts as the 13th African Union summit of heads of state opened Wednesday. Sudanese court sentences 4 to death for killing of US diplomat and his driverKHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese court convicted five people Wednesday in the slaying of an American diplomat last year and sentenced four of them to death. US envoy wants spark in efforts to make Sudan north-south peace deal holdWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Sudan said Tuesday that the world must make urgent efforts to help the African country fully apply the terms of a 2005 peace accord that ended a 22-year civil war between the northern and southern parts of the country. Advocates call for clear-cut US policy to help ease refugee suffering in DarfurWASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear for the survival of 2.5 million people huddled in refugee camps if the Obama administration doesn’t put on record its plans to bring security to them. Advocates for Darfur worry that US policy lacks clarity and risks efforts to ease sufferingWASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear that the Obama administration’s failure to put on record its plans to bring security to the 2.5 million people huddled in camps threatens their survival. Canada allows the return of man stranded in Sudan over suspected al-Qaida linksTORONTO — Canada said Thursday it would comply with a court order to repatriate a Canadian man with suspected links to al-Qaida who has been stranded in Sudan for six years and sleeping in the foyer of the Canadian embassy for one. UN’s top human rights body votes to continue scrutiny of Sudan abusesGENEVA — In a rare victory for Western countries, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted Thursday to continue its close scrutiny of the situation in Sudan against the wishes of the African country and its allies on the 47-member body. UN expert says human rights situation in Sudan ‘critical’ as gov’t cracks down on criticsGENEVA — The human rights situation in Sudan is “critical,” an independent U.N. expert said Tuesday, accusing the nation’s government of cracking down on its critics and shielding those responsible for gross violations such as rape, torture and murder. Companies lobby (quietly) against House resolution that would dub Armenian killings ‘genocide’Corporate America typically hires lobbyists to pressure Congress on taxes and trade rules. But in an unusual — some say risky — move, five military contractors and an energy company have stepped into a fight over whether the U.S. should label Turkey’s slaughter of a million Armenians nearly a century ago as genocide. Sudan is allowing 4 expelled aid organizations to return under slightly different namesUNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government is allowing four aid organizations expelled from the country after its president was accused of war crimes to return under slightly different names, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Thursday. Libyan selected to become next UN General Assembly president in SeptemberUNITED NATIONS — The next president of the U.N. General Assembly will be a Libyan politician, marking another step for the once-isolated country as it seeks an increasingly larger role in world affairs. |
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