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President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:40:18 GMT

(AP) - President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:38 GMT

(AP) - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:20 GMT

With the president of Ghana John Atta Mills on the screen in ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:00 GMT

(AP) - With the president of Ghana John Atta Mills on the screen in the background, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

File photo shows Rwandan soldiers serving with the African Union ...

(AFP/Albany Associates/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:52:16 GMT

(AFP/Albany Associates/File) - File photo shows Rwandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Darfur. The African Union is also under pressure to drop its resistance to the international war crimes warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who will also be attending.(AFP/Albany Associates/File/Stuart Price)

Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) gestures as his step-daughter Wafa ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:56:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) gestures as his step-daughter Wafa Sahnine speaks to the media after arriving in Montreal, June 28, 2009, after six years of exile in Sudan. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA POLITICS)

Abousfian Abdelrazik speaks to the media as he arrives in Montreal, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:48:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik speaks to the media as he arrives in Montreal, June 28, 2009, after six years of exile in Sudan. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA POLITICS)

Abousfian Abdelrazik (top R) is accompanied by his 6-year-old ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:47:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik (top R) is accompanied by his 6-year-old son Kouteyba Abdelrazik (front) and his step-daughter Wafa Sahnine as he arrives in Montreal, June 28, 2009, after six years of exile in Sudan. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA POLITICS)

Abousfian Abdelrazik (top) accompanied by his 6-year-old son ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:43:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik (top) accompanied by his 6-year-old son Kouteyba speaks to the media as he arrives in Montreal, June 28, 2009, after six years of exile in Sudan. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA POLITICS)

Abousfian Abdelrazik (top R) is accompanied by his 6-year-old ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:37:18 GMT

Abousfian Abdelrazik gestures as he is welcomed home in Montreal, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:33:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik gestures as he is welcomed home in Montreal, June 28, 2009, after six years of exile in Sudan. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA POLITICS)

Abousfian Abdelrazik gestures as he is welcomed home in Montreal, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:33:07 GMT

Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:05:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, ending six years of exile in Sudan June 27, 2009. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA)

Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:04:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, ending six years of exile in Sudan, June 27, 2009. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA POLITICS CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:01:56 GMT

Abousfian Abdelrazik (L), accompanied by his lawyer Yavar Hameed, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:58:48 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik (L), accompanied by his lawyer Yavar Hameed, arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, ending six years of exile in Sudan June 27, 2009. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA)

REFILE - CORRECTING POSITION OF YAVAR HAMEED Abousfian Abdelrazik ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:54:41 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING POSITION OF YAVAR HAMEED Abousfian Abdelrazik (R), accompanied by his lawyer Yavar Hameed (2nd L), arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, ending six years of exile in Sudan June 27, 2009. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA POLITICS CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Abousfian Abdelrazik (R), accompanied by his lawyer Yavar Hameed ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:51:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Abousfian Abdelrazik (R), accompanied by his lawyer Yavar Hameed (L), arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, ending six years of exile in Sudan June 27, 2009. The Canadian citizen accused by the United Nations of being linked to al Qaeda flew out of Sudan on Friday after a court order ended his six-year exile in Khartoum, his lawyers said. Abdelrazik, born in Sudan, has spent the past year taking refuge in Canada's embassy in Khartoum, fearing arrest over his suspected links to militants. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA POLITICS CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives at Pearson International Airport ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:43:45 GMT

Abousfian Abdelrazik, left, smiles as he returns to Canada at ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:31:59 GMT

(AP) - Abousfian Abdelrazik, left, smiles as he returns to Canada at Pearson International airport in Toronto after a six-year exile in Sudan on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Abdelrazik, who has family in Montreal, was arrested but not charged during a 2003 visit to Sudan to see his ill mother. He had been living for the past several months at the Canadian Embassy in Khartoum. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

Abousfian Abdelrazik, left, smiles as he returns to Canada at ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:30:11 GMT

A Sudanese woman crosses a road opposite the secured walls of ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:56:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Sudanese woman crosses a road opposite the secured walls of the Canadian embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 2008. A Canadian-Sudanese citizen stranded in Khartoum for the past six years over his alleged links to Al-Qaeda arrived in Canada Saturday, his supporters said.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

Canadian-Sudanese citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) and his lawyer ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:56:30 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian-Sudanese citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) and his lawyer Yavar Hameed (L) pose for a picture at Khartoum airport. Abdelrazik, stranded in Khartoum for the past six years over his alleged links to Al-Qaeda, arrived in Canada Saturday, his supporters said.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) walks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:27:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik (R) walks with his lawyer Yavar Hameed at Khartoum airport while leaving for Canada despite efforts by Ottawa to block him from entering the country, June 26, 2009. A Canadian federal court judge this month ordered Ottawa to allow the return of Abdelrazik, who has spent the last six years in Sudan. Abdelrazik, who was born in Sudan and came to Canada as a refugee, gained citizenship in 1995. He was arrested after returning to Sudan in 2003 and released in 2004 before being rearrested in 2005. He was freed in 2006 and has been living in the Canadian embassy in Khartoum since late April 2008. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin (SUDAN POLITICS)

Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik is seen ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:26:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik is seen at Khartoum airport while leaving for Canada despite efforts by Ottawa to block him from entering the country, June 26, 2009. A Canadian federal court judge this month ordered Ottawa to allow the return of Abdelrazik, who has spent the last six years in Sudan. Abdelrazik, who was born in Sudan and came to Canada as a refugee, gained citizenship in 1995. He was arrested after returning to Sudan in 2003 and released in 2004 before being rearrested in 2005. He was freed in 2006 and has been living in the Canadian embassy in Khartoum since late April 2008. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin (SUDAN POLITICS)

Canadian alleged terror suspect Abousfian Abdelrazik is seen ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:25:09 GMT

Four Sudanese convicts lift their handcuffs as they are escorted ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:38:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Four Sudanese convicts lift their handcuffs as they are escorted out of the courtroom in the capital Khartoum, June 24, 2009. Four Sudanese men were on Wednesday condemned to hang for killing a U.S. aid official and his driver in Khartoum, and a fifth was sentenced to two years in prison. John Granville, from the U.S. Agency for International Development, was the first U.S. government official killed in Khartoum in more than three decades in a crime that sent shockwaves through the capital's expatriate community. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN CRIME LAW SOCIETY POLITICS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Four Sudanese convicts lift their handcuffs as they are escorted ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:30:22 GMT

Four Sudanese convicts lift their handcuffs as they are escorted ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:13:37 GMT

Cars drive past a patch of blood-stained spot where a US diplomat ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Cars drive past a patch of blood-stained spot where a US diplomat and his embassy driver were shot dead in Khartoum, in 2008. A Khartoum court has condemned four Islamists to death for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver.(AFP/File/Isam al-Haj)

Sudanese riot police stand guard outside the courthouse in Khartoum ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese riot police stand guard outside the courthouse in Khartoum in 2008 before the begining of the trial for five Islamists accused of killing a US diplomat and his driver on New Year's Day. A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver, as the US embassy warned of possible retaliation over the verdict.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

A picture taken in 2008 shows Sudanese Islamists (back R) accused ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - A picture taken in 2008 shows Sudanese Islamists (back R) accused of killing a US diplomat and his driver attending their trial in Khartoum. A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver, as the US embassy warned of possible retaliation over the verdict.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

Four Islamists (2nd R, 3rd R, 1st L, 2nd L) accused for the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:41 GMT

(AFP) - Four Islamists (2nd R, 3rd R, 1st L, 2nd L) accused for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver raise their hands and shout slogans after a court issued their sentence in Khartoum. A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver, as the US embassy warned of possible retaliation over the verdict.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Four Islamists (excluding C) accused for the 2008 killing of ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:41 GMT

(AFP) - Four Islamists (excluding C) accused for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver raise their hands and shout slogans after a court issued their sentence in Khartoum. A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver, as the US embassy warned of possible retaliation over the verdict.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

A band from Eritrea takes part in an event arranged by human ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:04:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A band from Eritrea takes part in an event arranged by human rights organizations to mark World Refugee Day in Tel Aviv June 19, 2009. Israel has been a preferred destination for Darfur refugees and African migrant workers, who cross in from the Egypt Sinai. But the influx has dropped off in recent months following crackdowns by Egypt and a stricter Israeli absorption policy. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Sudanese woman takes part in an event arranged by human rights ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:03:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A Sudanese woman takes part in an event arranged by human rights organizations to mark World Refugee Day in Tel Aviv June 19, 2009. Israel has been a preferred destination for Darfur refugees and African migrant workers, who cross in from the Egypt Sinai. But the influx has dropped off in recent months following crackdowns by Egypt and a stricter Israeli absorption policy. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL POLITICS SOCIETY)

/Adam Family Celebrates Reunion with law firm Kasowitz Benson ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:51:41 GMT

Pictured left to right: David Abrams, Kasowitz Benson partner & Pro Bono Coordinator; Wejdan Saleh, mother of Wesal Adam; Mark Hetfield, HIAS Sr. VP for Policy & Programs; Motasim Adam, Darfuri activist and father of Wesal Adam; Gideon Aronoff, HIAS President & CEO; Alan Lungen, Kasowitz Benson attorney; Teresa Matushaj, Kasowitz Benson attorney; and Daniel Benson, Kasowitz Benson. Front and center: Wesal Adam. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)/" border="0" />(AP) - /Adam Family Celebrates Reunion with law firm Kasowitz Benson and HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society):

Pictured left to right: David Abrams, Kasowitz Benson partner & Pro Bono Coordinator; Wejdan Saleh, mother of Wesal Adam; Mark Hetfield, HIAS Sr. VP for Policy & Programs; Motasim Adam, Darfuri activist and father of Wesal Adam; Gideon Aronoff, HIAS President & CEO; Alan Lungen, Kasowitz Benson attorney; Teresa Matushaj, Kasowitz Benson attorney; and Daniel Benson, Kasowitz Benson. Front and center: Wesal Adam. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)/

The Canadian embassy (back) and the nearby Al-Saha resort in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:02:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Canadian embassy (back) and the nearby Al-Saha resort in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 2008. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government will comply with a court order to bring home one of its citizens stranded in Sudan over his alleged ties to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

US envoy to Sudan Scott Gration speaks during a press conference ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:23:10 GMT

(AFP/File) - US envoy to Sudan Scott Gration speaks during a press conference in Khartoum in May 2009. Gration on Wednesday urged the international community to "rekindle" its passion behind a 2005 north-south peace deal in Sudan threatened by renewed violence.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

UN humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks during a press conference ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:18:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks during a press conference in Khartoum in May 2009. Some of the world's biggest cities are at growing risk of "megadisasters", the UN's humanitarian chief said Tuesday, warning that climate change was behind a rising number of natural catastrophes.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

UN humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks during a press conference ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks during a press conference in Khartoum. Sudan has disputed a declaration by Holmes that it would allow expelled aid groups to return to Darfur, insisting the agencies must have "new names and new logos."(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

Sudanese women carrying sacks of relief food in Boro Medina, ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese women carrying sacks of relief food in Boro Medina, in south Sudan, in 2008. Sudan has disputed a declaration by UN humanitarian chief John Holmes that it would allow expelled aid groups to return to Darfur, insisting the agencies must have "new names and new logos."(AFP/File/Bosire Bogonko)

A displaced Sudanese woman washes clothes at her shelter in ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:58:39 GMT

(Reuters) - A displaced Sudanese woman washes clothes at her shelter in Otash IDP'S camp in Nyala, southern Darfur, March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Sudanese women carrying sacks of relief food in Boro Medina, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sudanese women carrying sacks of relief food in Boro Medina, in south Sudan, in 2008. Sudan is allowing aid agencies expelled last March over war crimes charges against its president to return to Darfur and some will be restarting their operations, the UN humanitarian chief said here Thursday.(AFP/File/Bosire Bogonko)

This picture from UNMIS shows internally displaced persons waiting ...

(AFP/UNMIS/File) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:43 GMT

(AFP/UNMIS/File) - This picture from UNMIS shows internally displaced persons waiting for the distribution of aid during a visit by UN humanitarian chief John Holmes in the town of Akobo in southern Sudan in May 2009. Sudan is allowing aid agencies expelled last March over war crimes charges against its president to return to Darfur and some will be restarting their operations, Holmes said here Thursday.(AFP/UNMIS/File/Tim Mckulka)

This picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency ...

(AFP/SANA) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:53:59 GMT

(AFP/SANA) - This picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) during a meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor in Damascus.(AFP/SANA)

Two women (R) walk past the walls of the Canadian embassy (back) ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:30:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two women (R) walk past the walls of the Canadian embassy (back) and the nearby Al-Saha resort in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 2008. A federal court on Thursday ordered Canada's government to bring home one of its citizens stranded in Sudan over his alleged ties to Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)