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Federal judge allows genocide case to proceed over US, Canadian objections
US District Court Judge Denise Cote has ruled that a suit filed by the First Presbyterian Church of Sudan against Canadian oil and gas producer Talisman Energy should continue, despite US and Canadian government attempts to have the case dismissed. (More) |
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Families of USS Cole dead can sue Sudan
A US federal judge has ruled that there is enough evidence for families of the 17 sailors who died in the 2000 terror attack [Wikipedia backgrounder; US DOD inquiry report] in Yemen on the USS Cole to pursue their lawsuit against the Sudanese gover (More) |
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Annan accuses Sudanese rebels of increased lawlessness
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , in a report to the UN Security Council, has accused Sudanese rebels of taking part in kidnappings, extortions and thefts, causing the already unstable Darfur region to become even more lawless. Annan said that curr (More) |
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Ugandan journalist accused of sedition for Garang statements released on bail
Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda , a reporter for KFM Radio, was arraigned and released on bail Monday, following his plea of not guilty to charges of sedition, allegedly committed when he "uttered words with the intention to bring into hatred (More) |
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New Sudanese VP vows to pursue peace, unite Sudan
Former commander of the military wing of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Salva Kiir Mayardit was sworn in as a vice-president of Sudan and president of the southern autonomous government Thursday. He replaces John Garang de Mabo (More) |
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SPLM asks for probe into Garang death as Sudan violence continues
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), the political movement of former rebel leader turned vice president John Garang , called Wednesday for an international investigation into the helicopter crash that caused his death and ignited dea (More) |
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Violence continues in Sudan after Garang death
After at least 36 people were killed in riots Monday, violence continued in Khartoum, Sudan on Tuesday in response to the death of former rebel leader John Garang [Wikipedia profile, who helped broker a peace deal and became vice president. Garang (More) |
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Death of Sudanese leader Garang threatens peace accord
Former rebel leader John Garang , who eventually made peace and joined the Sudanese government as a vice-president, died over the weekend in a helicopter crash, sparking riots and threatening to destabilize the region. Officials in Sudan said Sudan (More) |
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Yemeni foreign minister says US releasing 7 Yemen citizens from Gitmo
Yemen's foreign minister said Sunday that the US has officially agreed to release seven Yemenis currently being held at the US terror detention camp at Guantanamo Bay . Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said a date has not been determined for the prisoners' (More) |
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Darfur inquiry report [UN HCHR]
Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations Security-General, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, released on July 29, 2005 . Excerpt:The Sudanese justice system is unable and unwilling to address (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.
