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2008
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| Jan.23 |
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Hijackings hit food distribution A surge of truck hijackings threatens to cut off food rations for 2 million people after 22 of World Food Program vehicles were attacked
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| Jan.28 |
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Darfur force 'may take all year'
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| Feb.8 |
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Sudan bombs rebel forces The Sudanese military bombed 3 towns in West Darfur while striking at rebel forces as senior U.N. officials warned that security was deteriorating
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| Feb.11 |
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Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal
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| Feb.12 |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role| US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur | |
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Darfur refugees flee into Chad
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| Feb.14 |
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Bush defends US record on Darfur
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| Feb.20 |
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Thousands of refugee trapped by fighting
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| Feb.21 |
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China defends arms sales to Sudan
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| Mar.11 |
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President: Darfur conflict exaggerated
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| Mar.20 |
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Darfur attacks broke human rights law
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| Mar.21 |
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Annan: 'Hypocrisy' in response to Darfur Former U.N. Secretary-General questioned whether all countries on the Sec. Council have lived up to their responsibility to protect civilian...
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| Apr.13 |
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UK PM makes offer on Darfur peace talks The offer was coincided with the Global Day for Darfur, a day of events meant to raise awareness of the suffering in the region
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| Apr.17 |
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Attacks force U.N. to cut food relief Attacks on its humanitarian convoys are forcing the World Food Program to cut the rations it provides to millions of hungry people
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| Apr.22 |
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Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000'| UN head of humanitarian affairs John Holmes: An estimated 300,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. That is an increase of 50% | |
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| Apr.24 |
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Olympics sponsors targeted over Darfur
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| Jun.5 |
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U.N. to pursue Darfur 'war criminals' A prosecutor for the International Criminal Court plans to brief the Security Council to try two men for war crimes committed in the region
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| Jun.10 |
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U.N. funding shortfall threatens air aid The World Food Program is cutting back its air service in Sudan because a lack of funding has made it difficult to ferry aid workers to remote...
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| Jul.9 |
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Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers 7 members of a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping patrol have been killed by a heavily armed militia group
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UN fury at Darfur militia ambush Ban Ki-moon has condemned an ambush which left 7 members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission to Sudan's region dead
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| Jul.12 |
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AU warning over Darfur 'charges' The African Union has expressed concern over reports that war-crimes charges to be brought against members of the Sudanese government
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China 'is fuelling war in Darfur' The Panorama TV tracked down Chinese army lorries in the province that came from a batch exported from China to Sudan in 2005
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| Jul.14 |
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President charged with genocide  The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
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Sudan angered by genocide claims The government has responded angrily after an international prosecutor accused President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur
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| Jul.16 |
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U.N. peacekeeper slain He was shot while on patrol in the territory, where Sudan's government has waged a brutal counter-insurgency campaign
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| Jul.19 |
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Arab nations 'agree Sudan action' Foreign ministers have agreed a plan of action to defuse the crisis between Sudan and the International Criminal Court
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| Jul.23 |
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President not be cowed by his indictment A defiant Omar al-Bashir said he's not allow it to distract him from the search for peace in troubled Darfur
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| Jul.27 |
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Darfur force 'failing civilians' African aid agencies: African-UN peacekeeping mission in the region is failing to provide adequate protection for civilians
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| Jul.30 |
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Support for Darfur mission urged The international community has been accused of failing to provide basic equipment vital to the peacekeeping mission in thr region
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| Jul.31 |
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UN extends Darfur peace mission| The Council has renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's region for another year after resolving last-minute differences | |
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| Aug.7 |
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China revokes visa of Darfur activist
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| Aug.26 |
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Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur Map of Kufra Libya| A plane that was hijacked shortly after taking off from Nyala in the Darfur region, presumably by rebels, has landed | |
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