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UN says Darfur bandits threaten aid to warring region
UN Special Representative for Sudan Jan Pronk said Thursday that bandits in the Darfur region of Sudan have been stealing food and terrorizing and killing workers bringing supplies into the region. Pronk also said a group of bandits attacked office (More) |
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Islamist leader says new Sudan constitution undemocratically drafted
Hassan al-Turabi , a Sudanese Islamist leader freed last week after a 15-month detention in connection with an alleged coup plot, has spoke out against the country's Sudan's new constitution . He called the committee that drafted the consti (More) |
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Sudan unanimously approves new constitution
Sudan's National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved a new constitution that moves the country away from pure Islamic rule. It provides that Islamic law will not be applied in largely Christian areas, generally in the south of the countr (More) |
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International brief ~ Nepal Bar president calls on king to give up government control
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Nepal Bar Association president Shambhu Thapa has called on King Gyanedra to relinquish his position as chairman of the Council of Ministers, which would effectively remove Gyanedra's direct control o (More) |
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International brief ~ Sudan to approve draft constitution
Leading Monday's international brief, Sudanese Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Ibrahim al-Tahir has announced that the Sudanese Parliament will approve the draft interim constitution scheduled for final reading on Wednesday, July 6. The (More) |
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Sudan announces plan to end state of emergency
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir announced in a national broadcast Thursday a plan to end the country's 16-year state of emergency by July 9. According to el-Brashir, the adoption of a new constitution and transitional government, following th (More) |
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Sudan justice minister rejects Darfur extradition calls
Ali Mohammed Osman Yassin, Sudan's justice minister, has rejected calls for the extradition of 10 suspects to face charges for war crimes in Darfur before the the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Yassin said the men are already on tri (More) |
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ICC prosecutor says Darfur probe already reveals "grave crimes"
Chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo of the International Criminal Court told the UN Security Council in a statement Wednesday that the ICC's preliminary investigation into the situation in Darfur begun June 1, had already revealed "a si (More) |
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International brief ~ Sudan Darfur court questions status in light of ICC probe
Leading Friday's international brief, the special criminal tribunal created by the Sudanese government to begin the process of trying individuals alleged to have committed war crimes in Darfur is reportedly questioning its legal status to try (More) |
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International brief ~ 200 NGOs appeal to UN, AU to stop Zimbabwe evictions
Leading Thursday's international brief, in an immense demonstration of cooperation, over 200 African and international NGOs have made a collective appeal to the United Nations and the African Union to force Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and (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.
