News Source: Times Online
| about 1 month ago
George Mitchell, Washington’s special envoy to the Middle East, was close to calling off a trip to the region last week but was reportedly press-ganged into going by the White House — who feared that negotiations might collapse sooner if he...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
The fighting threatens prospects for southern participation in elections slated for next year, as well as a referendum on succession set for 2011. Attempts to disarm civilians have faltered, as people in rural areas have been reluctant to abandon...
News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
While President Obama takes plenty of heat over his plans to overhaul domestic policies, critics have also taken aim at his foreign policy approach, particularly as it relates to human rights around the globe. Human Rights Watch advocacy director...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
Scott Gration as special envoy to Sudan, arguing that his attempt to engage with the country's rulers "is wrong and deadly." "The good-intentioned yet soft approach of the General towards the Government of Sudan is abused and exploited by a regime...
News Source: Sudan Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The First Vice President of Sudan and president of South Sudan Salva Kiir sent a letter to US president Barack Obama asking him to keep pressure on the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), the Washington Post reported. The letter seen by newspaper...