South Sudan

Beer Shirts in Los Angeles and Doctors in ... South Sudan

Brett Walkley | Posted 05.30.2012

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Brett Walkley

400 medical students at The University of Juba College of Medicine in South Sudan, a country less than 50 licensed doctors, are living in tents and struggling to feed themselves, yet determined to become the country's first generation of doctors.

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Sudan: Cluster Bomb Found in Conflict Zone

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2012

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Human Rights Watch

(Washington, DC) – The Sudanese government should investigate the discovery of a cluster bomb in Southern Kordofan, a conflict zone hit by gover...

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Israeli Lawmaker Makes Shocking Comment About Refugees

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.24.2012

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Miri Regev, a member of the Israeli parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, told protesters during a public demonstration on Wednesday that Sudane...

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South Sudan Torturing, Killing Minority Tribe, Says Group

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 05.24.2012

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JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and...

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Around The World In 10 Photos

Posted 05.19.2012

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From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Walk to End Genocide

Don Cheadle | Posted 05.18.2012

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Don Cheadle

Our political leaders have calculated that the American people are not interested in foreign policy in this election year. By walking, we're announcing to our leaders loudly and clearly that they are wrong.

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Trench Marks Sudan-South Sudan Border As Rains Come

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 05.15.2012

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TACHUIEN, South Sudan -- A trench dug across a red dirt road marks part of the shifting border this week between Sudan and South Sudan, old enemies wh...

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A Real Gift to Mothers: Join the Fight Against Malaria

Elizabeth Gore | Posted 05.14.2012

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Elizabeth Gore

The Kakuma refugee camp is mostly women and children, resilient mothers who grabbed their little ones and braved a dangerous journey to escape conflict. Thanks to UNHCR, they are safe from violence; now, their enemy is a mosquito.

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Sudan Will 'Chop Off Any Hand' Trying To Take Land In Conflict With South Sudan

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

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KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's president vowed revenge for any attacks by South Sudan against the north's territory, saying Thursday his forces will "chop...

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South Sudan Official: Sudan Warplanes Bomb South Sudan

AP | MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Posted 05.09.2012

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JUBA, South Sudan — Sudan resumed its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, violating international calls for a cessation of hostilities between th...

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Fearing Fear Itself

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.07.2012

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Marian Salzman

In this election year, I've been on fear watch. Folks are fearful of everything from 2012 theories to GMOs to student loans taking over as the number one source of pain for college grads everywhere.

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Sudanese Peace Deal?

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

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KHARTOUM, May 2 (Reuters) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it had agreed "in principle" with a seven-point roadmap drafted by the Africa...

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U.S. Special Forces Assist In Hunt For Warlord Joseph Kony

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 04.29.2012

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OBO, Central African Republic -- Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the contin...

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Sudan Declares State Of Emergency

AP | MOHAMMED SAEED | Posted 04.29.2012

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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan declared a state of emergency Sunday in areas bordering South Sudan, giving authorities wide powers of arrest a day afte...

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Are We Still Dedicated to Peace in South Sudan?

Don Golden | Posted 04.25.2012

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Don Golden

If we continue to stand now for peace in South Sudan, then their first chapter as a nation could read of new schools and children living past their 5th birthdays, instead of burned marketplaces and displaced refugees.

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Official: Sudan Continues Bombardment

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 04.25.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — South Sudan's president said its northern neighbor has "declared war" on the world's newest nation, just hours after Sudanese j...

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South Sudan President Says Sudan Has Declared War

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 04.25.2012

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BEIJING — The president of newly independent South Sudan, in Beijing lobbying for economic and diplomatic support, told China's president on Tue...

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Sudanese War Planes Bomb Major Town In South Sudan

AP | MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Posted 04.24.2012

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RUBKONA, South Sudan — Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ...

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Obama: 'It's Easier To Start Wars Than To End Them'

AP | By TOM ODULA | Posted 04.24.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- South Sudan and Sudan must stop all military actions against each other and resolve their disputes through negotiations to avoid goi...

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Negotiating With Monsters

Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: War Crimes, President Obama, Enough Project, Genocide, Oil, Sudan, South Sudan, Nuba Mountains, Darfur Sudan, World News
Elizabeth Blackney

The cognitive dissonance required to believe President Obama prioritizes the people of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and suffering all along the border with South Sudan, is astounding.

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Sudan Launches Attacks On South Sudan

AP | MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Posted 04.20.2012

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JUBA, South Sudan — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday to step back from the brink of war and return to ...

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Bashir's Bombing Drives South Sudan's People Into Caves

Greta Van Susteren | Posted 04.18.2012

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Greta Van Susteren

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Education Without Borders

Gordon Brown | Posted 04.18.2012

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Gordon Brown

Every child has a right to an education. Yet millions of children are living in countries where that right is systematically violated as a result of armed conflict.

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Who Do You Believe? War Crime Indicted Sudan President Bashir? Or Your Eyes and Ears?

Greta Van Susteren | Posted 04.17.2012

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Greta Van Susteren

2012-04-17-sudanScreenshot20120417at1.04.31PM.jpgOmar Bashir is bombing his own people in another part of his country, the Nuba Mountain area. He denies it. So... watch this video and tell me.

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Border War Between Sudan And South Sudan

AP | MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Posted 04.17.2012

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HEGLIG, Sudan — The road to Heglig, an oil town that South Sudan and Sudan are fighting over, is lined with discarded furniture, destroyed buses...

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