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Sudanese president leaves South Africa
World | Jun 16, 2015, 06:27 AM ISTJohannesburg: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, hours before the High Court in Pretoria ruled that he be arrested for alleged crimes against humanity pending a formal request from the International Criminal
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Sudan President barred from leaving South Africa
World | Jun 15, 2015, 06:29 AM ISTJohannesburg: In an unprecedented development, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is on a diplomatic visit to South Africa, has been barred from leaving the country by a court order for "crimes against humanity", but dared
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US fines oil giant for doing business with Iran, Sudan
World | May 08, 2015, 08:46 AM ISTWashington: The US Justice Department imposed a fine exceeding $232 million on a subsidiary of oilfield services firm Schlumberger for facilitating illegal trade with Iran and Sudan and trying to disguise the transactions.Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings
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UN peacekeepers attacked in Sudan
World | Jan 07, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTUnited Nations: United Nations peacekeepers were attacked by unidentified armed men in two separate incidents in Sudan, authorities said.In the first attack, the Joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers were
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Egypt among 4 candidates to host 2017 African Cup
Football | Nov 18, 2014, 08:38 AM ISTCairo: Egypt is among four candidates to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations, a test for the country to show it is getting over years of violent civil unrest that also contributed to a
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India, Sudan bilateral trade to reach USD 1 billion: Khurshid
World | Feb 04, 2014, 08:49 PM ISTKhartoum: With bilateral trade set to touch USD 1 billion mark this year, India and Sudan today sought to firm up political and economic ties.External Affairs Minister Khurshid held talks with his Sudanese counterpart Ali
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India to get TAPI gas by 2017, Sudan offers 2 oil blocks
India | Jan 14, 2014, 11:31 PM ISTGreater Noida: The framework for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project is being readied on a fast-track basis by the four stakeholder nations, Indian Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Tuesday."Apart from gas, this TAPI pipeline
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India among top 10 countries affected by climate change
India | May 24, 2014, 08:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Local climate change and pollution from the use of fossil fuels killed nearly 5 million people around the world in 2010, according to a report released earlier this year by climate change advocacy
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100 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan
World | Nov 17, 2013, 01:46 PM ISTKhartoum: At least 100 people were killed in the latest clashes between Messiria and Salamat tribes in Sudan's Darfur region, official Sudan Radio reported Saturday."Clashes broke out between Messiria and Salamat tribes in Um Dokhon
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Indo-Arab trade meet in Bangalore on Friday
India | Aug 22, 2013, 08:08 AM ISTBangalore: The Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is hosting a trade meet Friday here to explore investment and business opportunities in India and the Gulf region by its members, entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises."About
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38 dead in Sudan road crash
World | Jun 05, 2013, 10:34 AM ISTKhartoum, June 5: At least 38 people have died in Sudan in one of the worst road accidents in the country in years when a bus collided with a truck, police say, blaming the crash
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Slain Indian armymen in South Sudan were outnumbered
World | Apr 13, 2013, 04:20 PM ISTJuba, Apr 13: The killers in the tragic ambush of UN peacekeepers in South Sudan that claimed the lives of five Indian Army personnel Tuesday not only outnumbered their target six times over but were
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Watch the pics of 5 brave Indian peacekeepers killed in Sudan, PM, UN condemn killing
World | Apr 11, 2013, 06:37 AM ISTUnited Nations/New Delhi, Apr 10: The UN has strongly condemned the killing of five Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan, with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council demanding swift investigation to bring the perpetrators
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US pulls out embassy staff from Sudan, Tunisia, Al Qaeda calls for fresh attacks
World | Sep 16, 2012, 10:25 PM ISTWashington, Sep 16: The US today ordered non-essential staff from its missions in Sudan and Tunisia to leave, as al-Qaeda called for fresh attacks on American embassies in the Arab world and West to avenge
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Sudanese government helicopter crash kills 32
World | Aug 19, 2012, 07:45 PM ISTKhartoum (Sudan), Aug 19: A Sudanese government helicopter crashed Sunday before landing in a remote town in the country's southern mountains, killing all 32 people on board. The victims included the minister of endowment, a
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Sudan Snatches Quarterfinal Berth With 2-1 Win
Football | Jan 31, 2012, 01:08 PM ISTMalabo, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 31: Sudan celebrated its biggest football achievement in more than 40 years on Monday when it clinched a place in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals with a 2-1 win against
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57 Killed In Fresh Clashes in Sudan
World | Jan 13, 2012, 09:53 AM ISTJuba, Sudan, Jan 13 : New ethnic clashes in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state have killed 57 people, the government of the world's newest nation said late Thursday.Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said that in
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'75 Killed' In Rebel Attack In Oil-Rich South Sudan
World | Oct 29, 2011, 11:03 PM ISTJuba, Oct 29: Seventy-five people were killed today when government forces in the oil-rich South Sudanese Unity state repelled an attack by rebel militia, in which 15 civilians also died, the state's information minister said.