Khartoum: A Sudanese woman, believed to be around 20, has been sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, and is being held near Khartoum, shackled in prison with her baby son, rights groups and lawyers said on Thursday. Campaigners condemned the ruling, saying it violated international standards and raised concerns that Sudan might start applying sharia, or Islamic law, more strictly following the secession of mostly non-Muslim South Sudan...
09:59 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Khartoum: Sudan declared a state of emergency on Sunday in areas bordering South Sudan, giving authorities wide powers of arrest a day after they detained three foreigners in a flashpoint town along the frontier. The detentions and state of emergency increased tensions even further along the border between the old rivals, who in the past month came to the brink of an all-out war because of renewed fighting in disputed...
11:32 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Juba: South Sudan accused Sudan on Tuesday of mounting bombing raids on the newly independent country's oil-producing border region and President Salva Kiir said the latest hostilities amounted to a declaration of a war by his northern neighbour. Weeks of cross-border fighting between the former civil war foes have threatened to escalate into a full blown conflict in a region that holds one of Africa's most significant oil reserves. Although...
05:03 AM, Apr 25, 2012
African nations are not known for peaceful democratic movements but events of last few months have changed this perspective. People of Tunisia, Egypt and Southern ...
02:22 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Sudan on Monday supported India's claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council. The 22-member delegation of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus of the National Assembly of Sudan, led by President of the Women's Caucus Samia Hassan Sied Ahmed, conveyed this while calling on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Welcoming the delegation, Kumar expressed satisfaction over the growing profile of bilateral relationship between India and Sudan...
01:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Beijing: Sudanese rebels attacked a camp belonging to a Chinese company in the troubled south Kordofan state of Sudan, taking hostage 29 Chinese workers amidst a battle with the Army. Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that a camp belonging to a Chinese firm was attacked by rebels and several Chinese nationals "have gone missing" after that. The camp was attacked by local militants on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin said...
06:38 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Bangalore: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, Congress candidate Anand Gaddadevaramath and two Independents are in the fray of the December 22 by-election to the Legislative Council. With the Congress fielding its candidate and Independent MLA Sriramulu making "noises" against the ruling BJP, the Council election, which would have otherwise been a dull affair, has generated considerable interest. Gowda filed two sets of nominations " one in Kannada and another in...
10:45 AM, Dec 13, 2011
United Nations: Russia and China blocked US attempts to get the UN Security Council to condemn Sudanese government bombing and other military activities in the South Kordofan region of Sudan, UN diplomats have said. South Kordofan lies across the border from newly independent South Sudan, and the clashes between government troops from Sudan's Arab north and forces aligned with the south have added to the strained relations between the two...
07:30 AM, Aug 13, 2011
Johannesburg: The African Union (AU) has admitted South Sudan as its 54th member, marking another recognition for the world's newest nation. The African Union said it received the requisite number of written communications, including from Sudan, supporting the admission of South Sudan to the continental body as the 54th AU Member State. South Sudan got its independence from Sudan on July 9 following decades of conflict that left millions dead....
04:40 PM, Jul 29, 2011
United Nations: The Security Council formally recommended on Wednesday that newly independent South Sudan be admitted as a member of the United Nations. Following the recommendation, in a five-line resolution adopted without a vote by the 15-nation council, the General Assembly is expected to admit the new African country as its 193rd UN member on Thursday. South Sudan achieved independence on Saturday after its people voted for secession from the...
04:47 AM, Jul 14, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday greeted the people of South Sudan on their proclamation of independence and extended all possible assistance from India. In a letter to President General Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, he also applauded the new nation s commitment to addressing all outstanding issues with North Sudan in an amicable and peaceful manner. "India stands ready to share its development experience and extend...
05:47 PM, Jul 09, 2011
Juba: South Sudan becomes the world's newest nation on Saturday after a half-century struggle, although many residents enjoyed a last few hours of quiet before a much-anticipated noisy independence day celebration. Juba's streets were mostly peaceful on Friday as the clock ticked down toward history, with many awaiting the big moment with family and friends. An occasional siren blared from a convoy of international visitors. Some horns honked and there...
01:08 AM, Jul 09, 2011
Khartuom: A ship carrying African migrants bound for Saudi Arabia has caught fire and 197 people are feared drowned off Sudan's northeastern coast, a semiofficial news agency reported on Tuesday. The Sudan Media Center said three of the migrants were rescued. The ship had launched from the Red Sea State and sailed for four hours in Sudanese territorial waters before the blaze began, according to the news agency. Local authorities...
02:20 AM, Jul 06, 2011
With South Sudan voting for independence from the North, it is set to become the worlds youngest country on July 9. Here are some of the most recent additions to the world map Kosovo When Yugoslavia disintegrated, new countries were sprouting and borders were being drawn. When Kosovo tried to follow the rest and separate from Serbia, a war broke out. Even when it all ended and Kosovo declared independence...
05:19 PM, Jun 30, 2011
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