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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/60147.htmlenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_africa_afp/warcrimessudanconflictdarfuriccunhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/wl_africa_afp/warcrimessudanconflictdarfuriccunAFP - Sudan's government is still supporting genocide in Darfur, including through rape and holding up humanitarian aid, the International Criminal Court prosecutor said Wednesday.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-aaab99a955e40b735611a6ab414f3d07news-yahooenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/03/sudan-icchttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/03/sudan-iccJody Williams and Shirin Ebadi: The International Criminal Court needs international support to bring Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, to justice for genocideWed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100guardian-1737cfa7ab338a7395dfb68b2f6f632aguardianenhttp://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59808&Itemid=39http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59808&Itemid=39But Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios warned that the continuing tensions between the country’s president and prime minister left the situation volatile in a country that has been riven by factional fighting and has not had a functioning central government since 1991.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100app-en-de55edea47b503863b8e5b889d08787bapp-enenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/angola-sending-troops-to-congo-1/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/angola-sending-troops-to-congo-1/Angola is mobilizing troops to send to Congo, heightening fears that the fighting there would engulf other countries in the region.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-9cec2314eff51b8f031d1b104e2a063dwashtimesenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=28207http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=28207Security Council’s resolution calls on states with naval vessels, military aircraft to fight piracy off Somali coast.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-042c00a3bedce9a674f5adc284c7dad3middle-east-online_enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/russia+ponders+next+step+as+breakaway+republics+make+moscow+move/2437882?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewshttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/russia+ponders+next+step+as+breakaway+republics+make+moscow+move/2437882?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia say they plan to leave Georgia and become part of Russia. Samira Ahmed talks to Russia's ambassador to London.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-edb11a95dfd4732ab63f903c0cf1a144channel4newsenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/345407559/la-fg-un25-2008jul25,0,7382729.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/345407559/la-fg-un25-2008jul25,0,7382729.storyThe United Nations' new chief human rights official, a South African judge of Indian descent, says she will be an advocate. The new U.N. high commissioner for human rights, South African justice Navanethem Pillay, has spent a lifetime quietly toppling barriers and exceeding expectations.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200latimes-a866014fd719a1a15d81d80118305b34latimesenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/arabs_sudan_dilemmahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/arabs_sudan_dilemmaAP - Arab foreign ministers are expected to discuss a proposal Saturday calling on Sudan's president to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to an international tribunal in an effort to fend off the longtime leader's own prosecution on genocide charges, Arab diplomats said.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-2c78c4c7c3ea60436012e522d9843c76news-yahooenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/698311aa-5429-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/698311aa-5429-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlICC to probe actions of Sudanese rebels By Harvey Morris at the United Nations and Barney Jopson in Khartoum Published: July 17 2008 19:50 | Last updated: July 17 2008 19:50 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, branded a public enemy in Sudan after calling for the arrest of its head....Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-0431593c14926689ce57a9c3278a66f4ftenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2303079/China-attacks-Darfur-genocide-prosecution.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2303079/China-attacks-Darfur-genocide-prosecution.htmlChina has hit out at moves by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for genocide and war crimes.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-28cdde52110c24025f01bfb9f81296f2telegraphenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_af/un_zimbabwehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_af/un_zimbabweAP - Russia and China vetoed U.S.-proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders Friday, the global community's latest attempt to take action against an authoritarian regime widely criticized for a violent and one-sided presidential election.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-e6ab3f16781317ab06a44d3fa5e3a502news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7503135.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7503135.stmThe US and UK condemn China and Russia for vetoing a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders.Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-eecc30d126c055e6a9b99a3281fbfd41bbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/en/article/12/07/2008/icc-to-seek-arrest-warrant-against-sudan-s-president-sources-say/http://www.euronews.net/en/article/12/07/2008/icc-to-seek-arrest-warrant-against-sudan-s-president-sources-say/The International Criminal Court in the Hague is expected to seek an arrest warrant against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. According to U.N. officials and diplomats, he’ll be charged with crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur. The ICC’s Chief Prosecutor has previously....Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-fe6d39eb4d0f999f58a155c320ef42f6euronews-enenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/07/08/Gangs_bash_refugees_despite_Robert_Mugabe_promise/?section=RegionAfrica&template=worldnews%2Findex.txthttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/07/08/Gangs_bash_refugees_despite_Robert_Mugabe_promise/?section=RegionAfrica&template=worldnews%2Findex.txtTOOLS HARARE , Zimbabwe - In a surprising shift ahead of an internationally condemned presidential runoff, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday he was "open to discussion" with Zimbabwe's opposition. The tortured and burned body of an opposition party worker has been found on a farm belonging to....Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200austrianews-572fc2d8a5070a5b1ee20718cec1f6dbaustrianewsenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfde624e-4841-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfde624e-4841-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlRobert Mugabe knows all about coalitions. The last time the Zimbabwe president faced a formidable opponent with a trade union past he invited him into a government of national unity. But Joshua Nkomo and his Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) were outflanked and they faded into political....Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-39e14961d8a1bf0033fd18277eb8c176ftenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/325450525/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/325450525/index.htmlThe United States may soon put forward a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that would slap U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe's long-time president, Robert Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-5fc70edcfebc6c25a78f3e63fa4f1474cnnenhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1354616.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Newshttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1354616.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=NewsINTERNATIONAL pressure on Robert Mugabe will be sustained today after a universally-condemned "sham" election to confirm him as Zimbabwe’s president. Turnout was said to be low despite reports of widespread violent intimidation across the country as Mr Mugabe attempted to reinforce his position.Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200thesun-d40bd5ebb9c36940522e46caedb2fe3fthesunenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/2193215/Zimbabwe-Morgan-Tsvangirai-leaves-embassy-refuge-to-give-ultimatum-to-Robert-Mugabe.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/2193215/Zimbabwe-Morgan-Tsvangirai-leaves-embassy-refuge-to-give-ultimatum-to-Robert-Mugabe.htmlMorgan Tsangirai, the Zimbabwean opposition leader, left the sanctuary of the Dutch embassy to deliver an ultimatum to Robert Mugabe.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-66238723eb5680dfd32f8ed0eaf2e7d0telegraphenhttp://www.euronews.net/en/article/24/06/2008/zimbabwe-s-opposition-welcomes-un-condemnationhttp://www.euronews.net/en/article/24/06/2008/zimbabwe-s-opposition-welcomes-un-condemnationMorgan Tsvangirai says a UN statement condemning the election violence in Zimbabwe is an “important step” because it increases the international pressure on President Robert Mugabe and his supporters. The opposition MDC leader was speaking from the Dutch embassy in Harare, where he took refuge after withdrawing from Friday’s Presidential run-off.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-985874cb0ef8fc65374885c4783bfb06euronews-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7468505.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7468505.stmInternational criticism mounts on Zimbabwe after its opposition leader pulled out of a presidential run-off amid violence.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-67ebbdc1c5f32e4f617a237962583b2bbbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41869188-3eec-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41869188-3eec-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlWill Zimbabwe be rescued from the living hell to which Robert Mugabe has consigned it? This weekend, the question dominates international attention as never before. Next ­Friday, Mr Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, will contest the second....Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-ed8508cafa7a8eccdec5be340d7d1042ftenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/315100494/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/315100494/index.htmlThe display, set up Tuesday to mark World Refugee Day this week, came as the U.N. refugee agency reported a record 11.4 million people were driven from their home countries last year. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said numbers were rising again after several years of decline....Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-6008a2d69103722fadb1e0b19e7248c6cnnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_af/african_hotspots_unhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_af/african_hotspots_unAP - The U.N.'s most powerful body spent nine days visiting African hotspots trying to push solutions to the continent's worst conflicts and get a taste of the hardships faced by millions of civilians caught in fighting.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-1006bb174ecb3c5cb2bc046892db70b0news-yahooenhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FGHUB?OpenDocumenthttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FGHUB?OpenDocumentAbidjan, le 09 juin 2008 . - La visite du Conseil de Sécurité en Côte d’ivoire a été un succès, a déclaré lundi à Abidjan, son chef de délégation, le Représentant Permanent du Burkina Faso aux Nations Unies, Michel Kafando, au terme d’une mission de 24 heures.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200reliefWeb-6fb05b7ade7bdbf433372789850a9d3creliefWebenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_re_af/un_sudan_darfurhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_re_af/un_sudan_darfurAP - Sudan's president told the U.N. Security Council that a dispute between the northern government and former southern rebels over an oil-rich border region could be settled next week, and he called for fresh peace talks on Darfur.Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-6546be5bb76afeef5e5835c6175cc930news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7436472.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7436472.stmSome of the Sudanese government's behaviour in Darfur is compared to that of the Nazis by the ICC prosecutor.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-462d240f447dbd69efec213fa806101ebbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/83EB538E-01E9-4FA3-A2A7-7DFCA509AA7A.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/83EB538E-01E9-4FA3-A2A7-7DFCA509AA7A.htmConflicting stands of opposition and government casts shadow over Djibouti talks.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-30706d0454b1e209d14f4eeae7a98b5daljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6A627A1E-941A-44AD-9E0C-DA12AA1C527E.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6A627A1E-941A-44AD-9E0C-DA12AA1C527E.htmPresence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia continue to be a sticking point in talks.Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-6047eef5ee3977cc9aed45235e6833baaljazeera-enenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90981435&ft=1&f=1001http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90981435&ft=1&f=1001More than 200,000 people have been killed in the four-year-old conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. Recently, a joint force of United Nations and African Union peacekeepers honored their dead. The ceremony comes at a time when the nature of violence has grown more complicated in Darfur.Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200NPRnews-af1d47a7edebf895a6c62d1fe40adbbdNPRnewsenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6A2217D4-5028-47C0-9E52-749663E69662.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6A2217D4-5028-47C0-9E52-749663E69662.htmUN to consider deploying peacekeepers "at an appropriate time" to replace AU troops.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-d75d00cf87e46238a8cff53b6ecfc1b5aljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/26C26A5D-5F18-46B3-8CE7-CE7DEE640EE3.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/26C26A5D-5F18-46B3-8CE7-CE7DEE640EE3.htmThe negotiations are aimed at addressing the escalating fighting and humanitarian crisis in the country. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the exiled chairman of the Alliance for Liberation and Reconstitution of Somalia said: " The US strike can undermine the UN-sponsored peace parlay." "We will reconsider taking part .Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-48927eb56aece74aa20cb73af2b0d4a5aljazeera-enenhttp://www.ena.gov.et/EnglishNews/2008/May/01May08/56738.htmhttp://www.ena.gov.et/EnglishNews/2008/May/01May08/56738.htmAddis Ababa, May 1, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - The Security Council has slammed Eritrea's continued "obstructions" which have forced the UN mission monitoring the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute (UNMEE) to temporarily relocate, AFP reported Thursday. UNMEE has temporarily taken its military personnel and....Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200ena-0fe92e285f6b98aff2b591bae5ed9713enaenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/280588777/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/280588777/index.htmlZimbabwe's opposition has failed in its bid to have the United Nations Security Council appoint a special envoy to address the country's deteriorating political and humanitarian crisis.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200cnn-12864af23a21eb5a4ca01a7e7dc6cd80cnnenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0429/zimbabwe.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0429/zimbabwe.htmlThe United Nations Security Council is expected to discuss the growing political vacuum in Zimbabwe today. The results of the country's presidential election still has not been announced a month after the vote was held. While a recount of the parliamentary ballot saw the opposition MDC maintain its....Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-6250ce6764297e20e2086182c4e201bbRTERadioenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/20824350-1585-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/20824350-1585-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlBy Harvey Morris at the United Nations Published: April 29 2008 03:00 | Last updated: April 29 2008 03:00 A plague of piracy off the Somali coast, with six vessels seized so far this year and many more attacked or threatened, has prompted the UN Security Council to consider a tougher counter-attack by the world's navies.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-4b842a4c035d373b7651bf017e1ce722ftenhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=483045&lng=1&option=1http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=483045&lng=1&option=1The headquarters of Zimbabwe's main oppostion party have been raided by riot police.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-1b29dc1a1d3605c61f396f63cb549d36euronews-enenhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0425/1209072888739.htmlhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0425/1209072888739.htmlUN: Western UN envoys walked out of a Security Council discussion on Wednesday evening after Libya's UN ambassador likened the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to the Nazi Holocaust.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-e379ea226cbf42eed83437c903a29f46irishtimesenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200804251099.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200804251099.htmlThe Security Council has condemned the recent deadly spate of violent confrontations between Burundi's National Defence Forces and the Palipehutu-FNL rebel group in and around the capital, Bujumbura.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-1ffcac12cb8441bec984e59cd582e46ballafricaenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080423/ap_on_re_af/un_eritrea_ethiopiahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080423/ap_on_re_af/un_eritrea_ethiopiaAP - Security Council members agree that Eritrea's treatment of U.N. peacekeepers on its disputed border with Ethiopia is "unacceptable," but the council needs more time to deliberate, its president said.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-36c59e78b93ce128f22d4447d6cab01cnews-yahooenhttp://www.apanews.net/apa.php?article61342http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?article61342The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will have to cut rations to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan by half because of attacks on its trucks. So far this year 60 WFP-contracted trucks have been hijacked in Darfur – where the agency is feeding over two million....Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200apanews-en-bfcf9d996cfd4603ae122698e9d3af32apanews-enenhttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12601743&PageNum=0http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12601743&PageNum=0TBILISI, April 20 (Itar-Tass) - The Georgian Defence Ministry called “misinformation” Sukhumi’s statements that the Abkhazian side downed on Sunday a reconnaissance drone craft that flew from the Georgian territory. “These allegations are of absurd nature.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200itartass_en-a3f77431ac88a497565dfd041215a4caitartass_enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/d3351590-0dab-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/d3351590-0dab-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlRussia last night tried to ease tensions with neighbouring Georgia as international criticism mounted over its move this week to establish official ties with two separatist Georgian regions. President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government to lift 18-month-old postal and visa restrictions on....Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200ft-891a8954206b54ed01960d4b5551af0bftenhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=481584&lng=1&option=1http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=481584&lng=1&option=1The United States and the European Union have called for Russia to cancel moves to boost ties with the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-318155fa8dbd72dab78da0833f6702e4euronews-enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080417/ap_on_re_af/un_african_challengeshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080417/ap_on_re_af/un_african_challengesAP - The United Nations and the African Union said Thursday they want their 26,000-strong peacekeeping force on the ground in Darfur quickly.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-b8ba55f1c31dc8db14fc599d2d8d77c7news-yahooenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=559885&in_page_id=1766&in_a_source=&ito=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=559885&in_page_id=1766&in_a_source=&ito=1490Gordon Brown will risk a showdown with South Africa by insisting Robert Mugabe has been defeated and should step down. He will go eye-to-eye with South Africa's Thabo Mbeki and publicly question his "softly softly" approach to the Zimbabwe crisis at a special session of the UN Security Council in....Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-4d7b09baf91f83c82837c6da9ea2c047dailymailenhttp://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/04/lebanese_presid.phphttp://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/04/lebanese_presid.phpWashington & Beirut - U.S. Charge d'Affaires Michele Sison denied that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the absence of a president in Lebanon was not a problem and that her top priority was to keep Premier Fouad Siniora as head of the executive body.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200yalibnan-d1572300be0f823d53b8e907ceea46b3yalibnanenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/14/zimbabwe?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfronthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/14/zimbabwe?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfrontMany votes to be recounted in move opposition says is designed to overturn Zanu-PF's defeatMon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200guardian-8aebebf25b37f72b2a9f50bb2d5ff5a5guardianenhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=480523&lng=1&option=1http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=480523&lng=1&option=1Child victims of the violence in Sudan have taken centre stage on World Darfur Day, five years after the killing began.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-86aeabb1320cdb3305558f301358c426euronews-enenhttp://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/04/08/syrian_witness_in_hariri_murder_probe_missing_in_france_fm/afp/http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/04/08/syrian_witness_in_hariri_murder_probe_missing_in_france_fm/afp/April 8, 2008 6:36 EDT PARIS (AFP) A Syrian former intelligence officer who is a witness in the probe into the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri has disappeared from his Paris suburban home, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200metimes-008c1b9b2004024b67e84f6caeaaa8c3metimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/8cf6885e-f75b-11dc-ac40-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/8cf6885e-f75b-11dc-ac40-000077b07658.htmlUnited Nations troop contributors are being asked to consider sending thousands of soldiers to Somalia in spite of renewed warnings that peacekeeping operations worldwide are already overstretched. As battles raged this week in Mogadishu, the Somali capital that 700,000 civilians fled in the last....Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-564b305a73c62a016f1fc6fb3088697eftenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/245053744/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/245053744/index.htmlUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran on Monday, sending a strong signal to Tehran that its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is unacceptable and becoming increasingly costly. For the first time, the resolution bans trade with Iran in goods which have both civilian and military uses.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100cnn-118ccf7a5156eaf09605931a490fa6b8cnnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_af/un_somaliahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_af/un_somaliaAP - The U.N. Security Council authorized African peacekeepers Wednesday to continue operating in Somalia for six months while the United Nations mulls taking over those duties.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-b6ece04f629090991f6976213fe1d270news-yahooenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15604357.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15604357.htmBy Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council renewed authority on Wednesday for a small African Union peace force in Somalia and agreed to debate next month the thorny issue of whether U.N. peacekeepers should go there. A council resolution extended for six months U.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-fe759bda31e4d4c9dd9a65011fc12587alertnetenhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1305474,00.htmlhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1305474,00.html"Other issues such as oil wells, border demarcation and the Shatt al Arab waterway will be left to the Iraqi technical delegation to discuss in Tehran." The visit will be diplomatically delicate - post-Saddam Iraq is the key US ally in the region while Mr Ahmadinejad rails against American influence.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100skynews-9f5b9088e175e1e32258f6bb7844554bskynewsenhttp://www.oxan.com/display.aspx?ItemID=ES140576http://www.oxan.com/display.aspx?ItemID=ES140576This item is an executive summary, a short paragraph which by its nature has no summary. Keywords: energy, election, politics, South Africa, AF, policy, industry, investment, coal, economy, prices, mining, government, growth, exchange rate, infrastructure, electricity, manufacturing, balance of....Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100oxfordanalytica-7a3dd117abb3c679130a59809325c43aoxfordanalyticaenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/a1ce672e-d456-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/a1ce672e-d456-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe senior US intelligence official on Tuesday stressed that a recent report on Iran had concluded that Tehran had halted only one part of its alleged nuclear weapons programme. Admiral Michael McConnell, director of national intelligence, said the November national intelligence estimate had....Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100ft-2e9d4304e6bc644a984e9cfb06752399ftenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=510309&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=510309&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490Later guards used water cannons to repel the Palestinian protesters. Since the barrier was breached, tens of thousands of Palestinians have poured back and forth to through the border to stock up good in short supply. And yesterday Israel – angered by Egypt's unwillingness to stem the flow - vowed....Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-4a790d827ab0baa6c0ecd23c25f3e6a2dailymailenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7164006.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7164006.stmRobbers in South Africa beat the Tanzanian high commissioner unconscious at his farewell dinner.Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-82ca21f1889ecdddc7fd32405018de7abbcenhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2007/1229/1198509954969.htmlhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2007/1229/1198509954969.htmlSOUTH AFRICA: African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption little over a week after seizing control of South Africa's ruling party, his lawyer said yesterday.Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100irishtimes-dc6077520dfd3d297a27ce30987561a8irishtimesenhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/20/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/20/somalia/index.htmlThe U.N. refugee agency estimates the number of displaced people in the war-torn eastern African nation of Somalia "has risen sharply to a staggering 1 million."Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100cnn-8a67ee7765f11b1d315afbd383ac9d70cnnenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=491163&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=491163&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490A battered and bruised girl bearing 'the mark of Madeleine' has been spotted in Morocco. The blonde child was seen by a woman who told detectives she even recognised the distinctive fleck in Madeleine's eyeFri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-f97569a1d6b25b50b56b32399d873f14dailymailenhttp://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=447847&lng=1&option=1http://www.euronews.net/index.php?article=447847&lng=1&option=1The UN Security Council has condemned Myanmar's crushing of recent pro-democracy protests.Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-6629d3bd7d7f5eb31cfbb15adfcf5001euronews-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/50674558-7075-11dc-a6d1-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=0ce591b8-2fa2-11dc-a68f-0000779fd2ac,upd=enforce_dwp,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F50674558-7075-11dc-a6d1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/50674558-7075-11dc-a6d1-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=0ce591b8-2fa2-11dc-a68f-0000779fd2ac,upd=enforce_dwp,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F50674558-7075-11dc-a6d1-0000779fd2ac.htmlBy Barney Jopson in Nairobi and William Wallis in London Published: October 2 2007 02:59 | Last updated: October 2 2007 02:59 United Nations and African Union officials on Monday blamed a renegade rebel faction for a deadly attack on a peacekeeping base in Sudan’s Darfur region, and said the group....Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200ft-34980b94af316556af413d5eed87db8bftenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ADFE5A3C-D001-4E7A-9894-3497EDAE474F.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ADFE5A3C-D001-4E7A-9894-3497EDAE474F.htmMeeting expected between Ibrahim Gambari and military government leader Than Swe.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-1a9a8d6afbe8e73ef022bafca9f3c875aljazeera-enenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0925/burma.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0925/burma.htmlSeveral hundred monks are marching from Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, despite warnings that military action may be taken against protesters. The monks were carrying flags, including some bearing the image of a fighting peacock used by students in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-ebc6d9b7b60123c643cf5320c0ce147cRTERadioenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6956150.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6956150.stmThe UN Security Council votes to extend the African Union's peacekeeping mission in war-torn Somalia.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200bbc-df1a4d8be6164916378fc40779567decbbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2042436720070820?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2042436720070820?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMOGADISHU (Reuters) - A landmine blast wounded four civilians close to the venue of Somalia's peace meeting in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, a day after a respected elder attending the talks was shot dead.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-db257754b844c226898a3550043e5933reutersenhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22257011-23109,00.htmlhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22257011-23109,00.htmlA SOUTH African man shot three weeks ago was told to "walk the pain off" and is still trying to persuade hospitals to remove the bullet lodged in his side, a newspaper said today. 7:47pm (AEST)Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200NEWScomAU-326064305c279da046ea3766fdee3e12NEWScomAUenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2624203320070727?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2624203320070727?feedType=RSSUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hugh quantities of arms are reaching Islamic insurgents in Somalia such as surface-to-air missiles from Eritrea, according to a U.N. monitoring group on consistent violations of an arms embargo.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-37e6ea7732857a7324e76ab48ad14282reutersenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/18/africa/18nations.phphttp://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/18/africa/18nations.phpCAPE TOWN: The United Nations Security Council and the Sudanese government on Sunday hammered out the major details of a proposal to send more than 20,000 peacekeeping troops to Darfur, clearing the way for a joint force with the African Union, which will be led and paid for by the United Nations.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200africaFM-037a7e2b7cded5fa75a02e76243b2b4dafricaFMenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSMCD82737420070618?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSMCD82737420070618?feedType=RSSKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan is ready to attend Darfur peace talks under joint U.N.-African Union mediation to resolve a conflict which has driven 2.5 million people from their homes, its foreign minister said on Monday.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-6cfef33b92bcdf389322f5b0675d4a61reutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1741744320070617?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1741744320070617?feedType=RSSKHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members landed in Khartoum on Sunday looking for assurances for speedy deployment of at least 20,000 U.N. and African Union police and troops to Sudan's violent Darfur region.Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-2b11a3c56707499172cb8bd3fa629f04reutersenhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-06/14/content_894268.htmhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-06/14/content_894268.htmHe told reporters that council members "call for the timely and full implementation of the agreement" reached by the AU, the UN and Sudan in Addis Ababa Tuesday. UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed the accord as "a milestone development" that he was working to implement "as soon as possible." "We are moving in the right direction," he told reporters.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0200africaFM-01ea11c27a1f0e6812704c5f299da200africaFMenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/120888804/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/120888804/index.htmlUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- In a challenge to Syria, the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder two years ago of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. In pushing through the resolution, Western powers are gambling that the boost to the Lebanese....Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200cnn-6c43948f5309872f4ea90e627d0bed1ccnnenhttp://arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=96877&d=31&m=5&y=2007&pix=world.jpg&category=World%22http://arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=96877&d=31&m=5&y=2007&pix=world.jpg&category=World%22KHARTOUM, 31 May 2007 — Sudanese officials and analysts yesterday dismissed new US sanctions over what Washington termed Khartoum’s genocide in Darfur as being a largely political exercise rather than harsh economic curbs. While one official said economic sanctions could hurt in the long term, but....Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200africaFM-a76ccb94af2e0e84bb75ed44fddb62a2africaFMenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/120860291/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/120860291/index.htmlPresident Bush imposed new sanctions this week against the Sudanese government for its refusal to stop violence against civilians in Darfur. The sanctions are aimed at 31 companies owned or controlled by the Sudanese government, banning them from doing business with the United States or U.S. companies.Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200cnn-172a2b46f8151394929e7c299275f362cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/120484759/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/120484759/index.htmlWASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Bush on Tuesday ordered U.S. sanctions tightened against Sudan's government for its refusal to stop the violence in the Darfur region. In brief remarks, Bush followed through on a threat made six weeks ago to pursue tougher action against a government that he said....Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200cnn-f8e71f7f4657fb257c6ee240db9167c3cnnenhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/05/07/story_7-5-2007_pg3_6http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/05/07/story_7-5-2007_pg3_6UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and his human rights commissioner, Louise Arbor, made a good start when they spoke out about the abuses in Zimbabwe this March. The UN could take the next step by sending in a mission to review, monitor, and call for an end to abductions and torture, and to protect....Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200dailytimesPK-ed15a1d761c39dc9694db61980f3ad98dailytimesPKenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3071473&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3071473&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312U.S. Seeks Resolution That Would Extend Peacekeeping in Southern Sudan to Push Darfur ForceTue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-0834e4bff2bee07daa10d3d88f1c7f4aABCnewsenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2310091120070423?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2310091120070423?feedType=RSSKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Several international aid agencies said on Monday they were suspending their work in the town of Um Dukhun in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because of attacks on them.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-499413dd18db2c8b55b8114ec863ce74reutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1820874620070418?feedType=RSShttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1820874620070418?feedType=RSSUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Liberia would be allowed to resume diamond exports under a draft U.N. resolution introduced on Wednesday, ending a 6-year-old ban aimed at stopping so-called blood diamonds reaching the world market.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0200reuters-75dc6e66c45e86c32f2d422d044f0c67reutersenhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6ZWQAA?OpenDocumenthttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6ZWQAA?OpenDocumentSC/8992 Security Council 5653rd Meeting (PM) Presidential Statement Emphasizes Legitimacy of Democratic Institutions but Underlines Importance of Avoiding Unnecessary Use of Force Deploring the violence which occurred from 22 to 25 March in Kinshasa between security forces of the Democratic Republic....Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0200reliefWeb-ff7628c10bbb8b4fecd1076bbe91f33ereliefWebenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/9b32ba34-deaf-11db-b5c9-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/9b32ba34-deaf-11db-b5c9-000b5df10621.htmlHe was pictured with another serviceman and the female British sailor Faye Turney, the only woman in the group. The Foreign Office immediately condemned the broadcast, saying it was “disgraceful exploitation”. Tony Blair, prime minister, urged patience in dealing with Iran, and said Britain would consult its key allies over the weekend.Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0200ft-26105c3c0999143d76549b3f293b8807ftenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/104912639/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/104912639/index.htmlHARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) -- Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been released after police detained him at his party headquarters, police said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said Tsvangirai, who leads the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had not been arrested.Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0200cnn-6060622abac2ebabe6ef9a20987e5234cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6497935.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6497935.stmA service in London to mark the bicentenary of the act abolishing the slave trade is interrupted by a lone protester.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0200bbc-ed5b2abe523f497f53e8f6ba4aba4d7dbbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1cd0c4da-db2e-11db-ba4d-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1cd0c4da-db2e-11db-ba4d-000b5df10621.htmlIran is considering charging the 15 British Navy personnel it seized on Friday with illegally entering its waters, the country's foreign minister said yesterday. Manouchehr Mottaki said the issue was "under consideration under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran" and that he had spoken to....Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0200ft-a2aa41899f488ee8c67982bf777499edftenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6489493.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6489493.stmThe 15 Royal Navy personnel seized in the Gulf by Iran are reportedly being interrogated but are in good health.Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-b422757c38b0d820b771fd17ca3c4e3dbbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6483989.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6483989.stmA new UN Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear programme has been backed by members, a top UK diplomat says.Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100bbc-e27c7e589072de9e457effb410097bc9bbcen