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Rice reaffirms US commitment to ending genocide in Darfur
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday reaffirmed the US commitment to ending what she called the "genocide" in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, telling members of the House International Relations Committee that "the U (More) |
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International brief ~ Besigye treason trial postponed until after Uganda elections
Leading Thursday's international brief, the civilian criminal trial of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his 22 co-defendants has been postponed until after the upcoming national elections in Uganda. Ugandan Deputy Director for Pu (More) |
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Rights activists, students detained in Sudan: Amnesty
Sudan police have arrested five Sudanese human rights activists in the Darfur region and beat and arrested several Sudanese students who were rioting on the Juba University campus in Northern Khartoum, according to Amnesty International . The fiv (More) |
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International brief ~ Zimbabwe minister says all white-run farms illegal
Leading Friday's international brief, Zimbabwe Lands Minister Didymus Mutasa has told reporters that following controversial constitutional reforms that took effect last year, there are no longer any white farmers operating legally in Zimbabwe. (More) |
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International brief ~ Sudan to consider UN peacekeepers for Darfur
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Sudanese Minister for Foreign Affairs al-Samani al-Wasiylah has said that Sudan has backed off its initial refusal to allow a UN peacekeeping force into the Darfur region , but would still require consulta (More) |
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International brief ~ Zimbabwe AG objects to proposed passport revocation law
Leading Monday's international brief, in one of the first public signs of division inside the Zimbabwean government of President Robert Mugabe , the Zimbabwean Attorney General and the Zimbabwean Registrar General have expressed sharp disagreeme (More) |
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Sudan parties at odds over peace plan implementation; legal action threatened
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SLPM) has threatened to take their northern counterpart, the National Congress Party (NCP) , to constitutional court if they fail to follow through on a peace deal enacted last year which ended Africa' (More) |
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International brief ~ 500 arrested in Nepal 'Black Day' protests against royal takeover
Leading Thursday's international brief, more than 500 people have been arrested in Nepal for protesting the autocratic rule of King Gyanendra on Wednesday, the one year anniversary of the 'Black Day' last February 1 when Gyanendra dismi (More) |
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International brief ~ Big Five agree to send Iran to Security Council
Leading Tuesday's international brief, the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed to present the issue of Iran's nuclear enrichment program to the Council following a report by International A (More) |
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Sudan human rights report [UN HCHR]
Second Periodic Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, January 2006. Excerpt:Unfortunately, to date efforts to improve the human rights situation (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
