Over 300 killed, thousands uprooted in bout of S.Sudan fighting
Western powers are worried the violence will escalate into full-blown civil war, undermining stability in the young African country
Sudan ejects U.N. refugee agency staff from North Darfur
UNHCR helps to protect, shelter and return displaced people, who number about 2 million in Darfur, including 1.2 million in camps
Sudan ejects UNHCR staff from North Darfur
UNHCR has not had any explanation for the expulsion of its staff members, all of whom were based at El Fasher in north Darfur, spokeswoman says
WFP Provides Food Voucher Assistance To Newly Displaced People In North Kordofan
Only two weeks after people in South Kordofan fled violence to villages in North Kordofan, WFP reached around 33,000 displaced people with food vouchers. WFP and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society distributed the vouchers in 35 locations in three localities.
File photo of riot policemen standing guard during a protest to demand the release of Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo Bay, in Sanaa
Riot policemen stand guard during a protest to demand the release of Yemeni detainees in the prison of Guantanamo Bay, outside the U.S. embassy in Sanaa in this June 17, 2013, file photo. The State Department travel alert was based on the same intelligence that prompted it to close 21 U.S. embassies and consulates this Sunday, chiefly those in the Muslim world, a U.S. official told Reuters on condition of anonymity, August 2, 2013. The embassies in the following countries will be closed: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Q+A: New Iranian leader is no rights champion, says Nobel laureate
Iranian rights activist Shirin Ebadi says the country’s human rights record is unlikely to improve under newly elected President Hassan Rouhani
Kony's LRA rebel group weakened by defections, low morale - report
The Resolve LRA Initiative says many rebels have grown disillusioned with Joseph Kony's failure to keep in contact with the increasingly fragmented group, which continues to pose a threat to civilians in large parts of central Africa
Sudan says thaw in relations may prevent South Sudan oil halt
SUDAN-SOUTHSUDAN/OIL:Sudan says thaw in relations may prevent South Sudan oil halt