ROME, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) A Nigerian migrant's account of how his two children were thrown overboard after dying of thirst on their voyage to Italy has added fuel to a debate on whether illegal immigration is out of control. ... > full story
PRETORIA, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition factions are continuing with negotiations to resolve the political crisis, South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Former Darfur rebels on Sunday accused Sudan's army of a second attack on their forces since President Omar Hassan al-Bashir called for a new initiative for peace. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Gunmen opened fire on Shi'ite pilgrims in southern Baghdad on Sunday, killing seven, as thousands made their way to a revered shrine in the Iraqi capital, police said. ... > full story
SALZBURG, Austria, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic showed Belgrade's willingness to recognize its international obligations, and more arrests could follow, the Serbian prime minister said on Sunday. ... > full story
KIEV, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Floods described by a senior government official as the worst in a century have killed 13 people in western Ukraine and four in neighboring Romania, officials said on Sunday. ... > full story
CAIRO, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) An Egyptian criminal court found the owner of a Red Sea ferry not guilty of manslaughter on Sunday over the deaths of more than 1,000 passengers when the vessel caught fire and sank in 2006, court sources said. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Sudan's former southern rebels said on Sunday their leader would run for the presidency in elections due next year under a landmark 2005 peace deal which ended Africa's longest civil war. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) Russia announced plans on Sunday to revive its once-mighty navy by building several aircraft carriers and upgrading its fleet of nuclear submarines in the coming years. ... > full story
ISTANBUL, July 27, 2008 (Reuters) The Constitutional Court begins deliberating on Monday on whether the ruling AK Party has engaged in Islamist activities and should be closed, a case that has plunged Turkey into political and economic uncertainty. ... > full story
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Sudan's former rebel leader to run for president July 27, 2008 (GulfNews) Sudan's former southern rebels said on Sunday their leader would run for president in next year's elections. . The southern Sudan People's ...
Analyst Says Sudan Must Focus On Finding Final Settlement July 26, 2008 (Voice of America) Last week the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Louis Moreno-Ocampo, applied for an arrest warrant against Sudanese ...
World Sunflashes July 25, 2008 (Toronto Sun) ITALIAN PM, PRESIDENT GIVEN IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION . ROME -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi thanked Italian politicians for granting him ...