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Darfur
Southern Sudan
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US diplomat shot in attack |
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 Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver  Map of Khartoum Sudan John Granville, 33, working toward restoring peace was shot and killed along with his driver as he headed home from a New Year's party in Khartoum
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| Jan.4 |
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Group claims responsibility for killing |
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| Jan.23 |
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Hijackings hit food distribution A surge of truck hijackings threatens to cut off food rations for 2 million people after 22 of World Food Program vehicles were attacked
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| Jan.28 |
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Darfur force 'may take all year' |
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| Feb.8 |
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Sudan bombs rebel forces The Sudanese military bombed 3 towns in West Darfur while striking at rebel forces as senior U.N. officials warned that security was deteri...
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| Feb.11 |
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Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal |
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| Feb.12 |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur
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Darfur refugees flee into Chad
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| Feb.14 |
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Bush defends US record on Darfur
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| Feb.20 |
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Thousands of refugee trapped by fighting
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| Feb.21 |
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China defends arms sales to Sudan
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| Feb.26 |
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Sudan says Danish products banned
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| Mar.11 |
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President: Darfur conflict exaggerated
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| Mar.13 |
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 Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries
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| Mar.20 |
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Darfur attacks broke human rights law
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| Mar.21 |
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Annan: 'Hypocrisy' in response to Darfur
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| Apr.13 |
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UK PM makes offer on Darfur peace talks
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| Apr.17 |
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 Attacks force U.N. to cut food relief Attacks on its humanitarian convoys are forcing the World Food Program to cut the rations it provides to millions of hungry people
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| Apr.22 |
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Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000'| UN head of humanitarian affairs John Holmes: An estimated 300,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. That is an increase of 50% | |
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| Apr.24 |
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Olympics sponsors targeted over Darfur |
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| May.1 |
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Al-Jazeera: Cameraman freed from Gitmo
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| May.2 |
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister South Sudan's defence minister Dominic Dim Deng has been killed along with at least 21 other people in a plane crash in the south
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| May.10 |
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Rebels 'reach Khartoum' Sudanese troops have clashed with rebels from Darfur outside the capital, prompting an overnight curfew in the city
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  Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack Sudan is blaming it for helping rebels from Darfur to launch an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum
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| May.11 |
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Sudan 'can prove Chad rebel role'
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| Jun.5 |
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U.N. to pursue Darfur 'war criminals'
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| Jun.10 |
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U.N. funding shortfall threatens air aid
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane  Map of Khartoum Sudan A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived
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| Jun.11 |
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14 still missing after air crash blaze The remaining 171 passengers on the Sudan Airways Airbus survived
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| Jul.9 |
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Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers 7 members of a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping patrol have been killed by a heavily armed militia group
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 UN fury at Darfur militia ambush Ban Ki-moon has condemned an ambush which left 7 members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission to Sudan's region dead
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| Jul.11 |
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 Sudanese president may be charged| Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the president for genocide
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AU warning over Darfur 'charges'
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China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'
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| Jul.14 |
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 President charged with genocide The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
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Sudan angered by genocide claims The government has responded angrily after an international prosecutor accused President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur
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| Jul.15 |
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Rights group fears Sudanese backlash Human rights activists said Tuesday they feared a move by the International Criminal Court could provoke a violent backlash
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| Jul.16 |
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U.N. peacekeeper slain
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| Jul.17 |
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Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan
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| Jul.19 |
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Arab nations 'agree Sudan action'
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| Jul.23 |
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President not be cowed by his indictment
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| Jul.27 |
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Darfur force 'failing civilians'
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| Jul.30 |
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Support for Darfur mission urged The international community has been accused of failing to provide basic equipment vital to the peacekeeping mission in thr region
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| Jul.31 |
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UN extends Darfur peace mission The Council has renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's region for another year after resolving last-minute differences
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| Aug.7 |
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China revokes visa of Darfur activist
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| Aug.26 |
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Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur Map of Kufra Libya| A plane that was hijacked shortly after taking off from Nyala in the Darfur region, presumably by rebels, has landed | |
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| Sep.24 |
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Refugees drown in river
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| Sep.28 |
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Tourist kidnappers 'shot dead'
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| Oct.18 |
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9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped Map of Kordofan Sudan Nine Chinese oil workers and two Sudanese drivers are kidnapped in the province of Kordofan
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| Oct.25 |
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More than 40 civilians killed by Arab militias
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| Nov.12 |
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Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire
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| Nov.19 |
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Reports of fighting, bombing in Darfur
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| Dec.14 |
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3 armies 'attack Uganda rebels'
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