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2010-09-01 23:47

Floods in south Sudan leave nearly 60,000 homeless (Reuters)

Reuters - Floods have displaced nearly 60,000 people in the last month in south Sudan with many at risk of malaria and other diseases, the semi-autonomous region's government said Tuesday.

2010-09-01 23:47

Ex-Islamists walk free from Libyan jail (Reuters)

Reuters - Libya freed 37 prisoners late on Tuesday, including at least one former detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, who had been jailed for links to radical Islamist groups but have since renounced violence.

2010-09-01 23:47

England, S.Africa win in women's F.Hockey W.Cup upsets (AFP)

Spain's Silvia Munoz falls on top of South Africa's Lisa-Marie Deetlefs during the field hockey Group B match in the women's World Cup 2010 in Rosario, Argentina. S.Africa won 2-1.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)AFP - England upset China 1-0 and South Africa pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over Spain in the women's field hockey World Cup while host Argentina edged South Korea 1-0.


2010-09-01 16:34

Rwanda threatens Sudan troops pullout over UN report (AFP)

The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, attends a ceremony in Kinshasa in June to mark 50 years of independence by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda will withdraw more than 3,000 peacekeepers from Sudan if the UN publishes a report on war crimes allegedly committed by Kigali in the DR Congo, an army spokesman said.(AFP/File/Gwenn Dubourthoumieu)AFP - Rwanda will withdraw more than 3,000 peacekeepers from Sudan if the United Nations publishes a report on war crimes allegedly committed by Kigali in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an army spokesman said Tuesday.


2010-09-01 16:34

Russian air crew kidnapped in Darfur freed (AFP)

A map of Sudan showing the location of the war-ravaged Darfur region. Three Russian helicopter crewmen kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region have been freed, officials said on Tuesday, with one report indicating force was used to secure their release.(AFP/Graphic/Laurence Saubadu)AFP - Three Russian helicopter crewmen kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region have been freed, officials said on Tuesday, with one report indicating force was used to secure their release.


2010-09-01 16:34

South Africa make one change for Australia clash (AFP)

Danie Rossouw, seen here in 2009, will replace Flip van der Merwe at loc when the Springbok play Australia on Saturday..(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - South Africa has made one change to the Springbok starting team to play Australia here on Saturday with coach Peter de Villiers hoping for a second win over the Wallabies.


2010-09-01 09:23

Rwanda: Plan ready to withdraw peacekeeping troops (AP)

AP - Rwanda says it is ready to withdraw its U.N. peacekeepers from Sudan if the U.N. publishes a report accusing Rwanda's army of possible genocide in the 1990s.

2010-09-01 09:23

Gadhafi ends Italy visit amid controversy (AP)

AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has ended a visit to Italy marked by controversy over his call for Italians to convert to Islam and his request for European Union cash to stem the flow of illegal migrants.

2010-09-01 09:23

Thousands flee south Sudan floods (AFP)

A picture issued by the United Nations Mission in Sudan in August 2008 shows children collecting water from a submerged pump during flooding that year in the town of Aweil in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. New floods in south Sudan have forced more than 50,000 people from their homes, health officials say, warning that the situation could worsen.(AFP/File/Tim Mckulka)AFP - Floods in south Sudan have forced more than 50,000 people from their homes, health officials said on Tuesday, warning that the situation could worsen.


2010-09-01 02:08

Amnesty slams Rwandan 'genocide ideology' laws (AFP)

A Rwandan stands next to the skulls and bones of people murdered during the 1994 genocide at a memorial site in the church of Kibeho. Rwanda's new government must urgently review their AFP - Rwanda's new government must urgently review their "vague 'genocide ideology' and 'sectarianism' laws", which are being used to suppress political dissent, Amnesty International said Tuesday.


2010-09-01 02:08

Three Russian aircrew released in Darfur (Reuters)

Reuters - Three Russian air crew members kidnapped in Darfur two days ago were released on Tuesday after a military operation by Sudan's army, officials said.

2010-09-01 02:08

Kidnapped Russian air crew 'freed' in Darfur (AFP)

A map of Sudan showing the location of the war-ravaged Darfur region. Three Russian helicopter crewmen kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region have been freed, officials said on Tuesday, with one report indicating force was used to secure their release.(AFP/Graphic/Laurence Saubadu)AFP - Three Russian helicopter crew members kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur region have been freed, officials said Tuesday, with one report indicating force was used to secure their release.


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