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Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:25 GMT

(AP) - Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, speaks after having been awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)

Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, back to camera, one of the founding ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:37 GMT

(AP) - Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, back to camera, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, speaks after being awarded the prize for freedom and human rights, at the plenary hall of the city parliament in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)

Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:50:44 GMT

(AP) - Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, adjusts an earphone as she attends a ceremony prior to being awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:27 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir seen during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not pictured, in Ankara, Turkey.Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Omar al-Bashir will reportedly arrive in Istanbul on Monday for a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference, a bloc of Muslim countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are also expected to attend the meetings. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:21:47 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir seen during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not pictured, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Omar al-Bashir will reportedly arrive in Istanbul on Monday for a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference, a bloc of Muslim countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are also expected to attend the meetings.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks at the opening of the ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:13 GMT

(AP) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks at the opening of the meetings of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said Friday. Omar al-Bashir will reportedly arrive in Istanbul on Monday for a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference, a bloc of Muslim countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are also expected to attend the meetings. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, speaks at the opening ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:28:18 GMT

(AP) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, speaks at the opening of the meetings of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Turkey should arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir if he visits Istanbul because of an international warrant against him for atrocities in Darfur, human rights groups said Friday. Omar al-Bashir will reportedly arrive in Istanbul on Monday for a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference, a bloc of Muslim countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are also expected to attend the meetings. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)

South Sudanese infants and their mothers are cared for in a ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - South Sudanese infants and their mothers are cared for in a malaria ward at the main hospital in Juba in April 2009. Millions of people in South Sudan and Darfur face dire and worsening health conditions and a severe shortage of care, the World Health Organisation warned Thursday.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani in Khartoum, March ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani in Khartoum, March 2009. Larijani has praised the fledgling democracy of post-Saddam Iraq and condemned the latest bloodshed in the country.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese embassy in central ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:32:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese embassy in central London in March 2009. Survivors of the Darfur conflict will no longer be deported from Britain, the government said Tuesday, after concerns about a deterioration in conditions in the Sudanese capital.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration talks to reporters in ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:02:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration talks to reporters in Khartoum on November 2. Gration was shuttling between rival Sudanese leaders on Tuesday in a bid to resolve a row over rules for a promised vote on independence for the south that threatens to derail nationwide elections.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

A woman displays her identity card after registering for Sudan's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:57:22 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman displays her identity card after registering for Sudan's first presidential and legislative elections in Khartoum, November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese officials show registration kits at the Elections High ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:25:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudanese officials show registration kits at the Elections High Committee compound in Khartoum November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

A woman leaves the Elections High Committee compound after registering ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:17:19 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman leaves the Elections High Committee compound after registering for Sudan's first presidential and legislative elections in Khartoum November 1, 2009. South Sudan's president Salva Kiir urged southerners to vote for independence in a referendum if they wanted to be free, the closest he has come to calling publicly for the separation of the oil-producing region. Sudanese began to register for the first presidential, legislative and regional elections in 24 years, with the authorities facing a tough logistical challenge. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Women register for Sudan's first presidential and legislative ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:14:58 GMT

(Reuters) - Women register for Sudan's first presidential and legislative elections in Khartoum November 1, 2009. South Sudan's president Salva Kiir urged southerners to vote for independence in a referendum if they wanted to be free, the closest he has come to calling publicly for the separation of the oil-producing region. Sudanese began to register for the first presidential, legislative and regional elections in 24 years, with the authorities facing a tough logistical challenge. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN)

Actor George Clooney, seen here on October 17, is listed as ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:37:27 GMT

(AFP/File) - Actor George Clooney, seen here on October 17, is listed as having been cleared through the White House gates. Clooney visited the administration in February to lobby for more action on Darfur.(AFP/File/Tiziana Fabi)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:39:55 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; (L-R) Comedian Geroge Lopez and Actor Don Cheadle attends the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:54 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; Actor Don Cheadle and professional poker player Annie Duke attend the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:19 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; Comedian George Lopez and actor Don Cheadle play at the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:37:57 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; Comedian Geroge Lopez attends the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:37:40 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; (L-R) Actress Sara Rue and tournament champion Ali Akhyari play during the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:37:26 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for San Manuel; (L-R) Comedian George Lopez and professional poker player Ali Nejad pose for a picture at the 2nd Annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament to benefit Darfur at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California on October 29th, 2009. (Vince Bucci / AP Images for San Manuel)

Nigerian President Musa Yar'Adua (R) speaks with African ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:24 GMT

(AFP) - Nigerian President Musa Yar'Adua (R) speaks with African Union Commission President Jean Ping during an African Union summit in Abuja. African leaders on Thursday combed through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.(AFP/Kola Osiyemi)

Sudanese policemen ride in a vehicle during a ceremony for the ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese policemen ride in a vehicle during a ceremony for the visit of President Omar al-Beshir in the city of Zalingei, West Darfur, April 2009. African leaders on Thursday combed through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

A map of Sudan showing the location of Darfur in the west. African ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:24 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A map of Sudan showing the location of Darfur in the west. African leaders on Thursday combed through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.(AFP/Graphic)

Sudanese government representatives attend an African Union ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:24 GMT

(AFP) - Sudanese government representatives attend an African Union summit in Abuja. African leaders on Thursday combed through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.(AFP/Kola Osiyemi)

Map of Sudan showing the location of Darfur in the west. African ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:14:38 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map of Sudan showing the location of Darfur in the west. African leaders on Thursday started combing through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced millions.(AFP/Graphic)

File picture shows a man gesturing during a rally in support ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:19:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - File picture shows a man gesturing during a rally in support of President Omar al-Beshir in western Darfur. African leaders meet in Nigeria on Thursday to discuss an African Union report on ways to resolve the six-year-long conflict in Sudan's western Darfur province(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

US President Barack Obama renewed sanctions on Sudan, a week ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:18:15 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama renewed sanctions on Sudan, a week after unveiling a new policy of pressure and incentives toward the Khartoum government aimed at settling the simmering conflict.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

The kidnappers of a Franco-British Red Cross worker in Sudan's ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - The kidnappers of a Franco-British Red Cross worker in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region are demanding a three-million-euro ransom, Abdel Baqi Gilani, a state humanitarian affairs minister, said.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:05:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters in Geneva. A French employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was kidnapped in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur on Thursday, the aid agency said.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

A truck loaded with plastic water jugs arrives at the Internally ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:05:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - A truck loaded with plastic water jugs arrives at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp of Krinding on the outskirts of the western town of El-Geneina, close to the border with Chad, in 2004. A French employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was kidnapped in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur on Thursday, the aid agency said.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)

Refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:27:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region peek through a hole in a shelter to watch a circumcision ceremony at Djabal camp near Gos Beida in eastern Chad, June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

Ugandan aid worker Hilda Kawuki, who was released from more ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:17:57 GMT

(AFP) - Ugandan aid worker Hilda Kawuki, who was released from more than 100 days in captivity in Darfur, is escorted by Sudanese minister of state for humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Mohammed Harun, upon her arrival at Khartoum airport.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Irish aid worker Sharon Commins, who was released from more ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:17:57 GMT

(AFP) - Irish aid worker Sharon Commins, who was released from more than 100 days in captivity in Darfur, is escorted by Sudanese minister of state for humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Mohammed Harun, upon her arrival at Khartoum airport. Commins arrived home to Ireland, greeted by her family for the first time since her release, officials said Tuesday.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Map of Sudan. An Irish aid worker who was subject to mock executions ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:17:57 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map of Sudan. An Irish aid worker who was subject to mock executions during a gruelling 107 days in captivity in Darfur arrived home Tuesday to an emotional reunion with her family in Dublin, officials said.(AFP/Graphic)

Irish aid worker Sharon Commins (C) hugs John O'Shay, Head ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:17:57 GMT

(AFP) - Irish aid worker Sharon Commins (C) hugs John O'Shay, Head of the Irish Charity GOAL as her mother Agatha looks on upon her arrival at the Casement Aerodomel in Dublin. The Irish aid worker held hostage for nearly four months in Sudan endured mock executions with her abductors shooting around her.(AFP/Peter Muhly)

A Sudanese man gathers branches as he builds a new roof for ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:07:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Sudanese man gathers branches as he builds a new roof for his destroyed house in Abyei, a contested oil-rich region on the border between North and South Sudan, in July. President Barack Obama unveiled a US policy of engagement with Sudan, but warned Khartoum to expect a tough response if it ignored incentives to stop "abuses" and "genocide" in western Darfur.(AFP/File/Guillaume Lavalee)

A displaced Sudanese girl stands at Otash IDP'S camp in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:41:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A displaced Sudanese girl stands at Otash IDP'S camp in Nyala, southern Darfur, March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A Sudanese girl displaced by the conflict in Darfur. Two female ...

(AFP/AMIS/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:24 GMT

(AFP/AMIS/File) - A Sudanese girl displaced by the conflict in Darfur. Two female aid workers arrived in Khartoum exhausted and eager to go home after surviving nightmare experiences such as mock executions during 107 days of gruelling captivity in Darfur.(AFP/AMIS/File/Stuart Price)

Ugandan aid worker Hilda Kawuki, who was released from more ...

(AFP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:24 GMT

(AFP) - Ugandan aid worker Hilda Kawuki, who was released from more than 100 days in captivity in Darfur with her Irish colleague Sharon Commins, is escorted by Sudanese minister of state for humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Mohammed Harun, upon her arrival at Khartoum airport. Two female aid workers arrived in Khartoum on Monday exhausted and eager to go home after surviving nightmare experiences.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Irish aid worker Sharon Commins, who was released from more ...

(AFP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:24 GMT

(AFP) - Irish aid worker Sharon Commins, who was released from more than 100 days in captivity in Darfur with her colleague Hilda Kawuki of Uganda, is escorted by Sudanese minister of state for humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Mohammed Harun, upon her arrival at Khartoum airport. Two female aid workers arrived in Khartoum on Monday exhausted and eager to go home after surviving nightmare experiences.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Irishwoman Sharon Commins (C) and her colleague Hilda Kawuki ...

(AFP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:24 GMT

(AFP) - Irishwoman Sharon Commins (C) and her colleague Hilda Kawuki of Uganda (L), who were released from captivity in Darfur, arrive at Khartoum airport. Two female aid workers arrived in Khartoum on Monday exhausted and eager to go home after surviving nightmare experiences such as mock executions during 107 days of gruelling captivity in Darfur.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:02:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One October 16. Obama warned Monday of more US pressure on Sudan if its government did not respond to a new US policy of offering incentives to stop "genocide" and "abuses" in Darfur.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

Sudanese men prepare the burial site a solider who was killed ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:02:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese men prepare the burial site a solider who was killed while fighting in south Sudan's troubled Jonglei state, in September 2009. President Barack Obama unveiled Monday a new US policy of engagement with Sudan, but warned Khartoum to expect a tough response if it ignored fresh incentives to improve the situation in Darfur.(AFP/File/Tim Mckulka)

Southern Sudanese refugees who have fled their homes during ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:02:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - Southern Sudanese refugees who have fled their homes during raids by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels wait for food aid in the town of Yambio, state capital of Western Equatoria, in September 2009. President Barack Obama unveiled Monday a new US policy of engagement with Sudan, but warned Khartoum to expect a tough response if it ignored fresh incentives to improve the situation in Darfur.(AFP/File/Peter Martell)

South African soldiers with the United Nations peacekeeping ...

(AFP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:30 GMT

(AFP) - South African soldiers with the United Nations peacekeeping mission patrol the North Darfur village of Kafod in July 2008. President Barack Obama has unveiled a new US policy of engagement with Sudan, but warned Khartoum to expect a tough response if it ignored fresh incentives to improve the situation in Darfur.(AFP/Stuart Price)

Sudanese children at the Abu Shouk aid centre in Northern Darfur. ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese children at the Abu Shouk aid centre in Northern Darfur. The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died since the start of the Darfur conflict in 2003. US President Barack Obama unveiled a new policy on Sudan and warned Khartoum of more US pressure if it failed to respond to his fresh incentives to stop "genocide" and "abuses" in Darfur.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (left) and US ...

(AFP) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:30 GMT

(AFP) - US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (left) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speak during a press briefing on the Sudan at the US State Department in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new policy on Sudan and warned Khartoum of more US pressure if it failed to respond to his fresh incentives to stop "genocide" and "abuses" in Darfur.(AFP/Jim Watson)

A refugee holds a barbed wire at a Red Crescent hospital in ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - A refugee holds a barbed wire at a Red Crescent hospital in the Darfur city of Nyala. US President Barack Obama unveiled a new policy on Sudan and warned Khartoum of more US pressure if it failed to respond to his fresh incentives to stop "genocide" and "abuses" in Darfur.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)