Khartoum using food as a weapon - Sudan rebels
The South Kordofan region in Sudan is viewed one of several flashpoints along the border with newly independent South Sudan
S.Sudan denies backing S.Kordofan rebels
Sudan sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday accusing the south of causing instability and disrupting peace in South Kordofan
El Ni?o linked to civil conflict in tropical countries
The risk of civil conflict doubles in tropical countries during El Ni?o years, and around one-fifth of all civil wars between 1950 and 2004 may have been influenced by its weather patterns, according to a study.
Sudan court sentences rebel leader to death-agency
Leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement was captured in Southern Kordofan state