Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
The rights group estimated that up to 250 people may have died as a result of exposure to the chemical weapons agents
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
The rights group estimated that up to 250 people may have died as a result of exposure to the chemical weapons agents
U.S. condemns S. Sudan opposition leader's call for renewed war
Riek Machar, the country's former first vice president, and his allies ordered their forces to reorganize for "armed resistance" to the South Sudan government
Egypt approves tougher jail terms for FGM
More than nine in 10 women and girls aged 15 to 49 in Egypt have undergone FGM
Egypt arrests owner, crew of shipwrecked migrant boat
The International Organization for Migration said it believed at least 450 people were aboard the vessel and that about 300 perished
South Sudan rebels say govt troops attack base in north, threaten retaliation
Rebel forces threaten swift retaliation, stoking fears of another full-blown military confrontation in the young nation
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 202
Officials said the boat was carrying Egyptian, Sudanese, Eritrean and Somali migrants, and that they believed it was heading for Italy
Death toll from capsized migrant boat off Egypt rises to 177
Officials said the boat was carrying Egyptian, Sudanese, Eritrean and Somali migrants, and that they believed it was heading for Italy
South Sudan urges Sudan, neighbours not to let opponent launch rebellion
The growing tensions threaten to plunge South Sudan, which won independence from Sudan in 2011, back into full-blown conflict