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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir (C) leaves after his press ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:09:32 GMT

(AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir (C) leaves after his press conference in Istanbul. Beshir, named as a possible war crimes suspect in Darfur, said here Wednesday that no citizen of his country would ever be handed over to international justice.(AFP/Bulent Kilic)

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir speaks during his press conference ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:09:32 GMT

(AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir speaks during his press conference in Istanbul. Beshir, named as a possible war crimes suspect in Darfur, said here Wednesday that no citizen of his country would ever be handed over to international justice.(AFP/Bulent Kilic)

Sudanese members of a Darfur rebel group attend their trial ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:16 GMT

(AP) - Sudanese members of a Darfur rebel group attend their trial session in the city of Omdurman, Sudan Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. A Sudanese anti-terrorist court convicted and sentenced to death twelve members of a Darfur rebel group for their role in an attack on the capital three months ago which raises to fifty the total of death sentences in this case. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Two Sudanese members of a Darfur rebel group attend their trial ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:59:48 GMT

(AP) - Two Sudanese members of a Darfur rebel group attend their trial session in the city of Omdurman, Sudan Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. A Sudanese anti-terrorist court convicted and sentenced to death twelve members of a Darfur rebel group for their role in an attack on the capital three months ago which raises to fifty the total of death sentences in this case. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir answers a question ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:48:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul August 20, 2008. Bashir, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, said the legal move strengthened his position and he is not worried about extradition. Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo last month asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, saying his state apparatus had killed 35,000 people and indirectly at least another 100,000. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)

Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir listens to a question ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:45:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul August 20, 2008. Bashir, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, said the legal move strengthened his position and he is not worried about extradition. Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo last month asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, saying his state apparatus had killed 35,000 people and indirectly at least another 100,000. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir speaks to the media in Istanbul, ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:07:37 GMT

(AP) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir speaks to the media in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Al-Bashir denied that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur, during his first trip abroad since The International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted him last month on genocide and war crimes charges. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:59:51 GMT

(AP) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Al-Bashir denied that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur, during his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted him last month on genocide and war crimes charges. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:24:00 GMT

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is seen during a press conference ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:20:35 GMT

(AP) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is seen during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Al-Bashir denied that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western region of Darfur, during his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted him last month on genocide and war crimes charges. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:03:43 GMT

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses the media in Istanbul, ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:00:16 GMT

In a July 24, 2008 photo, the sultan of the Masalit tribe, Saad ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:05:58 GMT

(AP) - In a July 24, 2008 photo, the sultan of the Masalit tribe, Saad Abdel-Rahman Bahr-Eddin walks during the welcoming reception of the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was on a two day trip to Darfur, not seen, at the western Darfur city of el Geneina, Sudan. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

In a July 24, 2008 photo, the sultan of the Masalit tribe, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:04:27 GMT

(AP) - In a July 24, 2008 photo, the sultan of the Masalit tribe, Saad Abdel-Rahman Bahr-Eddin talks during the warm reception of the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was on a two day trip to Darfur, not seen, at the western Darfur city of el Geneina, Sudan. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

In a July 24, 2008 photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:33 GMT

(AP) - In a July 24, 2008 photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was on a two days trip to Darfur, holds a framed pledge of support in accomplishing peace in Darfur handed to him by local tribes leaders during a welcoming reception at the Darfur city of el Fasher, Sudan. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

In a July 24, 2008 photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:56:56 GMT

(AP) - In a July 24, 2008 photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was on a two days trip to Darfur, releases a dove during the welcoming reception at the Darfur city of el Fasher, Sudan. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir stands next to Turkish ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:40:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir stands next to Turkish President Abdullah Gul (rear) at the waterfront of Ciragan Palace along the Bosphorus Straits for a family photo with African nations representatives in Istanbul August 19, 2008. Al-Bashir, on his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court moved to indict him for war crimes, on Tuesday denied that his forces had committed genocide in Darfur. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at the waterfront ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:34:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at the waterfront of Ciragan Palace along the Bosphorus straits for a family photo with African nations representatives in Istanbul, August 19, 2008. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court moved to indict him for war crimes, on Tuesday denied that his forces had committed genocide in Darfur. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at the waterfront ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:32:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at the waterfront of Ciragan Palace along the Bosphorus straits for a family photo with African nations representatives in Istanbul, August 19, 2008. Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court moved to indict him for war crimes, on Tuesday denied that his forces had committed genocide in Darfur. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, welcomes Sudanese President ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:56:42 GMT

(AP) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, welcomes Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, as he arrives for a Turkey-Africa Cooperation meeting in Istanbul Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Turkey's president urged Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir during talks Tuesday to act responsibly and to end the suffering in the devasted Darfur region. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)

Women from Darfur weep as rebels are sentenced to death by a ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:45:58 GMT

(Reuters) - Women from Darfur weep as rebels are sentenced to death by a court in Khartoum, August 17, 2008. Sudan sentenced eight Darfur rebels to death on Sunday for their involvement in an unprecedented attack on the capital, including a senior leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Picture taken August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin (SUDAN)

Darfur rebels appear at the court in Khartoum, where they were ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:43:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Darfur rebels appear at the court in Khartoum, where they were sentenced to death, August 17, 2008. Sudan sentenced eight Darfur rebels to death on Sunday for their involvement in an unprecedented attack on the capital, including a senior leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Picture taken August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin (SUDAN)

A Sudanese policeman guards the convicted members of a Darfur ...

(AP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:50:20 GMT

(AP) - A Sudanese policeman guards the convicted members of a Darfur rebel group, during their trial session in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday Aug. 17, 2008. A Sudanese anti-terrorist court convicted and sentenced to death two senior members of a Darfur rebel group and six others for their role in an attack on the capital three months ago, court officials and a lawyer said Sunday. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir inspects an honor guard during ...

(AP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:46:44 GMT

(AP) - Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir inspects an honor guard during a celebration marking the 54th army day at the city of Omdurman, near the capital Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday Aug. 17, 2008. A Sudanese anti-terrorist court convicted and sentenced to death two senior members of a Darfur rebel group and six others for their role in an attack on the capital three months ago, court officials and a lawyer said Sunday. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir inspects an honor guard during ...

(AP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:46:10 GMT

A picture by Albany Associates shows fighters from the Justice ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:56:25 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A picture by Albany Associates shows fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) riding in the back of an armoured vehicle. A Sudanese court sentenced to death a top Darfur rebel and seven others, bringing to 38 the number condemned to hang over an unprecedented attack on Khartoum that killed more than 222 people.(AFP/HO/File/Stuart Price)

A fighter of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) sits on top of ...

(AFP/AMIS/File) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:35 GMT

(AFP/AMIS/File) - A fighter of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) sits on top of a truck armed with rocket propelled grenades at Korma village, about 40 kms southeast of the north Darfur town of Kutum, in 2007. Darfur rebels on Wednesday accused the Sudan government of mounting a massive attack to wipe out their strongholds in the far north of Darfur where they are losing ground for the first time.(AFP/AMIS/File/Stuart Price)

A soldier from the rebel Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) checks ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - A soldier from the rebel Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) checks his rocket propelled grenade RPG7 inside the party's offices in Nyala, in 2007, the capital of Darfur, western Sudan. Darfur rebels on Wednesday accused the Sudan government of mounting a massive attack to wipe out their strongholds in the far north of Darfur where they are losing ground for the first time.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)

A fighter from the Sudan Liberation Army Unity faction stands ...

(AFP/Albany Associates/File) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:35 GMT

(AFP/Albany Associates/File) - A fighter from the Sudan Liberation Army Unity faction stands guard near the village of Hosh in northeastern Darfur. Darfur rebels on Wednesday accused the Sudan government of mounting a massive attack to wipe out their strongholds in the far north of Darfur where they are losing ground for the first time.(AFP/Albany Associates/File/Stuart Price)

Sudanese soldiers guard an internally displaced camp in el-Fasher, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese soldiers guard an internally displaced camp in el-Fasher, northern Darfur. Darfur rebels on Wednesday accused the Sudan government of mounting a massive attack to wipe out their strongholds in the far north of Darfur where they are losing ground for the first time.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)

A Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) soldier in Sudan's Darfur region, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:15:51 GMT

(Reuters) - A Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) soldier in Sudan's Darfur region, January 15, 2008. (Stuart Price/Albany Associates/Handout/Reuters)

A photograph made avaliable by Albany Associates in July 2008 ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:35:48 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A photograph made avaliable by Albany Associates in July 2008 shows General Martin Luther Agwai, Force Commander of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The military commander of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur urged the world community to put as much pressure on the fragmented insurgency in the Sudanese region as it does on the Khartoum government.(AFP/HO/File/Stuart Price)

U.S. envoy to Sudan Richard Williamson leaves is seen after ...

(AP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:29:24 GMT

(AP) - U.S. envoy to Sudan Richard Williamson leaves is seen after arriving in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2008. The U.S. envoy to Sudan says he's 'encouraged and hopeful' U.N.-African Union peacekeepers will deploy more quickly into the country's troubled Darfur region. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)