News: Sudan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sudan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sudan: news

AU warning over Sudan 'charges'

Saturday, July 12th 2008, 22:51

The African Union says any war-crimes charges brought against Sudanese leaders would endanger peace efforts in Darfur.
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Sudan angry at threat of charges

Friday, July 11th 2008, 21:06

Sudan's UN envoy condemns the possibility of Darfur war crimes charges against President Bashir.
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Sudan 'crimes charges' worry UN

Friday, July 11th 2008, 15:33

UN officials fear reprisals on peacekeepers in Sudan amid speculation that the president may be charged with war crimes.
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Sudan condemns UN Darfur attack

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 18:02

Sudan condemns a deadly attack on UN troops in the Darfur region, which it says was carried out by rebel groups.
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UN fury at Darfur militia ambush

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 21:53

The UN chief condemns an attack which left seven peacekeepers dead in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Ambush kills Darfur peacekeepers

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 16:30

Seven members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region are killed in an ambush, the BBC learns.
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Sudan signs crucial election law

Tuesday, July 8th 2008, 10:21

Sudan's parliament passes a law to allow the first democratic election in more than 20 years.
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Sudan orders Antonov aircraft ban

Monday, June 30th 2008, 16:13
related places: Khartoum

Sudan's president orders a ban on Antonov aircraft after another plane crash, state media reports.
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Sudan crash airline is grounded

Saturday, June 21st 2008, 15:22

Sudan Airways - one of whose planes crashed recently, killing 30 people - is warned it could be grounded.
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Brothers at war

Thursday, June 19th 2008, 3:26
related countries: Chad

Chad and Sudan: Enemies with common traits
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Chad town 'under attack by Sudan'

Tuesday, June 17th 2008, 14:48

Chad's government accuses the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids.
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Sudan to deploy troops in Abyei

Sunday, June 15th 2008, 16:47
related places: Abyei

A joint battalion of Sudan's northern and southern troops is to move into the disputed town of Abyei, their commander says.
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Chadian rebels launch town attack

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 21:07
related countries: Chad
related places: Goz Beida

Anti-government rebels in Chad launch an attack on the refugee town of Goz Beida, near the border with Sudan.
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Couple held for Sudan mutilation

Friday, June 13th 2008, 10:36
related countries: Denmark

Police arrest a Danish couple of Sudanese origin suspected of taking two of their daughters to Sudan to be circumcised.
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Probe into Sudan's plane inferno

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 19:10
related places: Khartoum

Authorities in Sudan launch an investigation into what caused a plane to burst into flames in Khartoum.
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Miracle survivors

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 12:14

Tales of those who escaped the Sudan aircrash inferno
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Dozens die in Sudan jet inferno

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 23:59
related places: Khartoum

At least 28 people die and 50 are missing after a plane from Jordan via Syria bursts into flames after landing in Sudan.
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UN agency cuts flights to Darfur

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 17:01

A UN agency is cutting air services to Sudan's Darfur region, reducing the ability of aid workers to travel there.
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Sudan agreement on Abyei reached

Sunday, June 8th 2008, 17:08
related places: Abyei

International arbiters are to be used to in an attempt to resolve a dispute over Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region.
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Sudan leader lambasts 'campaign'

Friday, June 6th 2008, 9:32

Sudan's faces a "vicious campaign", its president says, after his government is accused of crimes against humanity.
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Sudanese regime likened to Nazis

Thursday, June 5th 2008, 18:29

Some of the Sudanese government's behaviour in Darfur is compared to that of the Nazis by the ICC prosecutor.
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Armies 'head for central Sudan'

Wednesday, June 4th 2008, 15:33

Rival troops from north and south are converging on central Sudan, a UN official tells the BBC.
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US freezes Sudan sanctions talks

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008, 18:23

The US suspends talks aimed at normalising relations with Sudan as UN Security Council envoys visit the country.
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Horseback raid on Darfur troops

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 13:02

Armed men on horseback attack and steal the weapons of UN peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Fighting in disputed Sudan town

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 16:43
related places: Abyei

Fighting resumes Sudan's oil-rich flashpoint town of Abyei between the army and southern ex-rebels.
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Sudan clashes prompt UN pullout

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 9:05
related places: Abyei

The UN withdraws non-essential staff after clashes in oil-rich Abyei which straddles Sudan's north and south.
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Sudan want rebels on terror list

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 11:48

Sudan asks for the Darfur rebel that led the weekend attack on the capital to be listed as a terrorist group.
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Torture fears after raid in Sudan

Tuesday, May 13th 2008, 18:18

Human rights groups say they fear those arrested after a rebel raid near Sudan's capital may face torture.
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Chad closes its border with Sudan

Monday, May 12th 2008, 22:10
related places: Khartoum

Chad closes its border with Sudan, a day after Sudan cut diplomatic ties following a rebel attack near Khartoum.
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Sudan's Islamist leader released

Monday, May 12th 2008, 18:57

Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi is freed hours after being arrested over a rebel raid near Sudan's capital.
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Sudan crackdown after rebel raid

Monday, May 12th 2008, 15:30
related countries: Chad

Shots are heard in Sudan's capital following a rebel attack, as the main Islamist opposition leader is arrested.
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Sudan 'drives Darfur rebels back'

Sunday, May 11th 2008, 21:13
related places: Khartoum

Sudan says Darfur rebels have retreated from Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, after a surprise attack.
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack

Sunday, May 11th 2008, 14:29
related countries: Chad
related places: Khartoum

Sudan accuses Chad of helping Darfur rebels to attack Khartoum and says it is breaking diplomatic ties.
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Sudanese rebels 'reach Khartoum'

Saturday, May 10th 2008, 20:29
related places: Khartoum

Sudanese troops clash with rebels from Darfur outside the capital Khartoum, prompting a city curfew, reports say.
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Darfur school 'bombed from air'

Monday, May 5th 2008, 17:33

A Sudanese government air strike on a school in Darfur kills at least seven children, an aid group says.
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Engine fault 'caused Sudan crash'

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 4:43

Engine failure is blamed for a plane crash in which South Sudan's defence minister died along with at least 22 others.
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 18:36

South Sudan's defence minister is killed with at least 21 other people in a plane crash 400km west of Juba.
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Guantanamo prisoner is home

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 11:43
related countries: United States

A cameraman from the al-Jazeera TV station freed from Guantanamo Bay has arrived home in Sudan.
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