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23 killed as fire engulfs Sudan factory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:08 AM

KHARTOUM, Sudan—Twenty-three people were killed and dozens injured as a fire triggered by an explosion in a gas tanker tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, officials said. Read more »

Africa's largest power dam stokes regional tensions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:15 AM

Ethiopia's construction of a massive power dam on the Blue Nile is raising tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river for 90 percent of its water supply.  Read more »

At least 40 feared dead, missing in shipwreck off Libya

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 12:02 AM

About 40 people are feared dead or missing after the latest wreck of a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe off the coast of Libya, while about 60 people may have been rescued, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. Read more »

Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal

Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters
Posted at Aug 19 12:49 AM

Sudan's main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir. Read more »

Australian model sentenced to probation in air rage incident

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 10:21 AM

LOS ANGELES - An Australian model who assaulted a flight attendant and hurled obscenities while apparently drunk on a flight from Australia to Los Angeles was sentenced on Monday to three years' probation. Read more »

Filipinos told not to travel to Sudan due to civil unrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 12:52 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipinos "not to travel to Sudan" due to ongoing civil unrest in its capital Khartoum and nearby areas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:50 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pope kneels, kisses feet of South Sudan leaders

Vatican Media, AFP
Posted at Apr 12 12:46 PM

In this photo taken and released on April 11, 2019 by the Vatican Press Office, Vatican Media, Pope Francis (bottom) kneels to kiss the feet of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (center) and South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar (right) at the Pope's Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. Read more »

Port Sudan workers on strike over terminal transfer to ICTSI

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 04:29 AM

Hundreds of workers at Port Sudan went on strike Monday against Khartoum's reported deal to transfer control of its container terminal to a Philippine company, fearing job losses, a union leader said. Read more »

ICTSI eyes emerging markets as US-China trade war rages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 02:17 PM

The company is always looking for potential markets to add to its "well-spread" portfolio, ICTSI Global Corp head Christian Gonzalez told ANC. Read more »

ICTSI to operate a port in Sudan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 11:45 AM

The transfer of facilities to ICTSI will take place in the first quarter of 2019. Read more »

The It destinations of 2019: off the beaten path but in the swing of things

Shy Perez Sala
Updated as of Dec 29 05:21 PM

From Samarkand in Uzbekistan to The Faroe Islands in Denmark—our travel specialist makes a fearless forecast for 2019: the It destinations include places you would have never considered visiting five years ago but are ripe to be marveled at this coming year. Read more »

Death sentence for raped teen in Sudan named world's worst case for women's rights

Isabelle Gerretsen, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 05 05:30 AM

LONDON - The death sentence for a 19-year-old girl in Sudan who murdered her husband after he tried to rape her was named on Tuesday as the world's worst court ruling for women's rights this year. Read more »

More than 150 women, girls raped in South Sudan: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:10 AM

UNITED NATIONS - More than 150 women and girls have come forward in the past 12 days to seek help in South Sudan after they were raped or suffered other forms of sexual violence, the heads of three UN agencies said Monday. Read more »

Plane crash kills 19 in South Sudan: regional official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:53 AM

Nineteen people were killed on Sunday when a small plane crashed into a lake in the center of South Sudan, while four survived, a regional official told AFP. Read more »

Sudan woman flogged for marrying without father's consent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 07:29 AM

KHARTOUM - Sudanese police lashed a woman 75 times on Tuesday after a court found her guilty of marrying a man without her father's consent, her lawyer and rights activists said. Read more »

Online outrage at Sudan death sentence for girl allegedly raped

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 08:34 AM

The sentencing of a teenage Sudanese girl to death for killing her husband has sparked online outrage, as Amnesty International said she was defending herself against being raped. Read more »

World's last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya

Reuters
Posted at Mar 20 04:04 PM

The world's last male northern white rhino has died, the Kenyan conservancy taking care of it said, leaving only 2 females of its subspecies alive in the world. Read more »

Barefoot and alone, children flee brutal S. Sudan war

Chris Stein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 07:05 AM

NGUENYYIEL REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia - Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and following trails left by others escaping war in South Sudan. Read more »

Mother gets 26 years for drowning her kids in Australian lake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 01:54 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - A mother who fled conflict and admitted killing three of her children and attempting to murder a fourth by driving her car into a lake was jailed for 26 years in Australia on Tuesday.  Read more »