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The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in cooperation with the Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA), is handing over several educational and health services to North Darfur’s governor from 11 to 13 October, Nimr Abdelrahman.

During a raid by police and other security forces on the Abu Saeed neighbourhood in Wad Al Bashir in Omdurman on Monday, Shireen Hasan Abbas (18) was shot dead in front of her family’s home. Locals say unpunished violent behaviour is normal during police raids and believe that they are targeted because of their ethnic and tribal background.

The head of the Sovereignty Council, commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and head of the ruling military junta, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, abruptly postponed a visit to El Fasher, capital of North Darfur on Sunday, citing ‘security concerns’. Gen El Burhan was due to attend a military graduation ceremony of a joint security force with the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council and head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti, members of the Sovereignt...

None he says. well only some kids joined them. immature uneducated kids. at his headquarters the peshmerga commander outlines the rapidly moving front lines. isis has almost collapsed, he says. its not like before. people in this area now know who they are. before they thought they were magic. that they would make a paradise on earth. but all they brought was sorrow. the peshmerga are pushing forward southeast of kircut. while south of the city fighters have surrounded the isis-held town of el b...

chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs. for the members who will be joining the committee upon organization, please know that i do not take those responsibilities lightly. during the 112th congress, this committee will be confronted with some of the most pressing foreign policy challenges of our time, from ensuring rigorous enforcement of sanctions against iran, to providing effective stewardship of american taxpayer dollars, in foreign aid a...

snow to the temperatures. that is the situation in parts of maryland and west virginia. take a look. bring back memories for everybody? this is i-68 out in garret county, maryland. you can see the snow right there on the highway. and all of this means a few school closings and delays. garret county schools closed. the mountain ridge district in allegany county are on a two- hour delay. thats the mountain ridge district only. in west virginia, the elk garden district in mineral county i...

and to secure the peace in some of the most troubled places. well examine the future of iraq one month after elections that have yet to produce a clear winner. we asked former prime minister alawi who leads by just two votes about democracy about new violence and about the withdrawal of u.s. troops. and then we turn to another place where the u.s. is also heavily invested, and thats sudan. will next weeks election there unravel a peace deal that was brokered by the bush administration?...