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Bol wants to build school in native Sudan (MSNBC.com)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:58:53 GMT

Bol is oblivious to the stares after a lifetime of towering over everyone around him. He considers his height a gift from God, one that gave him a way out of his native Sudan and brought him fame and fortune in the NBA. Now he wants to give back by helping to build a school in the village where he was raised.

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SUDAN: South Kordofan the next flashpoint? (Global Security)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:02:55 GMT

SUDAN: South Kordofan the next flashpoint? KHARTOUM, 29 August 2008 (IRIN) - Long overshadowed by conflict in Darfur and a recent outbreak of fighting in oil-rich Abyei, Southern Kordofan is likely to be the next flashpoint in Sudan, said a new report by a Geneva-based independent research project.The Nuba Mountains region in the central Sudan's South Kordofan State is home to a minority of Arab nomads...

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Burma, Sudan & Zimbabwe (Cobb)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:25:56 GMT

Listen to John McCain all the way until he gets to Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe. Unless you listen this long, you don't get it. OK, wait until he talks about excluding Russia from the G8 and including India and Brazil....

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Chinese special envoy visits Sudan (People Daily)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:32:38 GMT

Special Envoy of the Chinese Government and Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun arrived here Friday for a visit to Sudan. Zhai told reporters at the Khartoum International Airport that his visit came "in the framework of continuous consultation and coordination between the two friendly countries." He disclosed that he would hold talks with Sudanese leaders on bilateral relations and other...

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Cartoon In Kuwaiti Paper On Sudan Passenger Plane Hijacking (Memri Latest Blogs)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:55:09 GMT

On vulture: "Terrorism." Cartoonist: Stavro Jabra Source: Al-Jarida, Kuwait, August 28, ... August 28, 2008, 3:02 pm

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Sudan FM's Criticism Censored (Memri Latest Blogs)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:55:09 GMT

Sudanese security services have censored an item in the Al-Ahdath newspaper on criticism voiced yesterday, August 27, by Sudanese Foreign Minister Ding Alor on behalf of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). Alor condemned the August ... August 28, 2008, 3:00 pm

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Peace in Sudan as important as justice - UN's Ban (Alertnet)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:37:12 GMT

Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - It is important that victims of any war crimes in Darfur get justice but peace is equally crucial for the remote part of western Sudan, U.N. ...

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Passengers of Hijacked Plane Back in Sudan (USA Today)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:54 GMT

Aug. 27 - Passengers from the plane hijacked from Sudan's Darfur region said on Wednesday they were told the plane had been seized because of the situation in Darfur. After 22 hours, they were freed and the gunmen surrendered.

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Sudan: Humanitarian Action in Darfur, weekly bulletin no. 30, 28 Aug 2008 (Relief Web)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:22:30 GMT

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Sudan: Bashir Visits South (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:20:22 GMT

His journey was billed as a routine visit, but with the International Criminal Court likely indictments hanging over his head, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir's trip to Southern Sudan was always going to be nebulous.

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Sudan: Influential Power Against Darfur Peace - Al Bashir (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:20:12 GMT

President Omar al Bashir says that an influential world power does not want peace in Darfur because its interests are at variance with those of Darfurians in particular and the Sudanese people in general.

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Sudan: New UN-AU Darfur Mediator Takes Up Post (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:22:11 GMT

The newly appointed chief of the joint United Nations-African Union effort to bring peace to Darfur arrived today in the conflict-wracked Sudanese region, pledging to consult as widely as possible with the warring parties to try to find a lasting solution.

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U.N. Darfur force delayed (LA Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Secretary-General Ban cites growing violence and logistical issues. Deploying all 26,000 members of a peacekeeping force in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur will take many more months because of growing insecurity and logistical difficulties, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report circulated Friday.

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FOREIGN LEGION (Channel 4)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:43:54 GMT

War in Sudan redeems a hero unfairly branded a coward More4 Sat 1.35pm

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'Die-In' for Darfur / STAND lies down against genocide in African nation (StandardNET Local News Feed)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:26:27 GMT

OGDEN -- A handful of college students chose to lie down rather than stand up for a cause they believe in Friday morning.

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World Briefing | Africa: Lebanon: Suspect Handed Oversudan: Camp Raid Denounced (New York Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:50:32 GMT

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights condemned Sudan’s attack on a camp in Darfur for displaced persons “disproportionate and excessive.”

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African States Want to Condemn Israel While Ignoring Darfur (Prophecy Fellowship Forums)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:33 GMT

Friday, August 29, 2008 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor Government-backed Sudanese militiamen at a graduation ceremony in Khartoum on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo)(CNSNews.com) African nations preparing for a major United Nations racism conference next year want Israel's...

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Pahad: Do not prosecute Al Bashir (IOL)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:15:20 GMT

The government has reiterated its call for Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir not to be prosecuted.

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Gulu-Juba Railway to Be Constructed (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:58:27 GMT

UGANDA and Sudan have signed a memorandum for development of a 920km railway line from Gulu to Wau in Sudan.

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Orphans of war (BBC News)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:32:01 GMT

Boys tell of misery despite peace in South Sudan

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