Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
USA-FOODAID/LOBBYING (PIX):Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
Italian reporter in Syria missing for 20 days -newspaper
SYRIA-JOURNALIST/:Italian reporter in Syria missing for 20 days -newspaper
FACTBOX-Global displacement broken down by country
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) lists the world's top displacements of 2012 and the most internally displaced populations
Africa rising? 2012 is continent’s worst year for violent conflict with 10 mln displaced
Africa has more displaced people than any other continent - worsening violence forced more than 10 mln from their homes in 2012
Sudanese protesters stone government convoy after rebel attack
SUDAN-PROTEST/:Sudanese protesters stone government convoy after rebel attack
Sudan rebels attack city, push closer to capital
The attack marks the biggest push by a rebel alliance that is seeking to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir
Rebels attack city in central Sudan - residents
The Justice and Equality Movement - insurgents from Sudan's western Darfur region who say they are fighting for fairer government across the whole country
Sudan police break up protest against land sale to Arab investors
Protesters urge the government to give them the land in the area instead of to investors planning an agricultural project there
Thousands of S.Sudanese rebels surrender after thaw with Sudan
South Sudan has been struggling to contain insurgencies it claims have been supported by Sudan since it gained independence from its northern neighbour in 2011