Read more Omar al Bashir stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12646/omar-al-bashir.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71927/obama-sets-softer-sudan-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough Obama advocated a confrontational approach to Sudan on the campaign trail, his administration will announce a somewhat soft policy toward the country on Monday. Ending months of internal wrangling, the policy is designed use to "pressure and incentives" to bend the government to address US concerns over the killings...http://www.newser.com/story/71927/obama-sets-softer-sudan-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 8:51:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65505/female-un-worker-in-sudan-wears-pants-faces-flogging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA local woman working for the United Nations in Sudan has been charged with wearing “clothing causing harassment to the public sentiments” and could be flogged 40 times tomorrow for the crime, the Washington Post reports. Lubna Ahmed Hussein and 12 other women were rounded up earlier this month at...http://www.newser.com/story/65505/female-un-worker-in-sudan-wears-pants-faces-flogging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 16:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61101/angelina-un-must-take-a-stand-on-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngelina Jolie argues in a Time essay that it's put-up-or-shut-up time for the UN on Darfur. The Security Council will receive a report today on the nation's genocide under the watch of Omar al Bashir, and its response will determine whether the idea of an "international standard of justice" is...http://www.newser.com/story/61101/angelina-un-must-take-a-stand-on-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 11:43:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58768/sudan-prez-no-crimes-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSudan’s president says his military hasn’t attacked civilians in Darfur and challenges “anybody” to show evidence to the contrary. “What has been reported to have happened in Darfur did not actually happen at all,” Omar al Bashir told the BBC in his first interview since being charged with war crimes....http://www.newser.com/story/58768/sudan-prez-no-crimes-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 14:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58383/sudan-invites-aid-groups-back-to-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Sudanese government says it will invite new aid groups to work in Darfur and let the UN and other agencies expand their operations in the region. The announcement comes two months after Sudan expelled 13 NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders, in the aftermath of the International Criminal Court's indictment...http://www.newser.com/story/58383/sudan-invites-aid-groups-back-to-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 7:43:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56868/farrow-will-fast-for-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMia Farrow will start a hunger strike on Monday to draw attention to the living conditions of Darfur's millions of refugees, the BBC reports. The actress wants to show solidarity with those whose suffering has increased since the Sudanese government banned aid groups. The actress is asking "human rights advocates...http://www.newser.com/story/56868/farrow-will-fast-for-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 10:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55302/darfur-crisis-will-worsen-in-weeks-us-envoy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe humanitarian situation in Darfur will worsen significantly in just a few weeks if aid organizations do not move quickly, says the new American envoy. Scott Gration said groups expelled by President Omar Bashir last month for allegedly colluding with the International Criminal Court to indict him on war crimes...http://www.newser.com/story/55302/darfur-crisis-will-worsen-in-weeks-us-envoy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 11:22:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55071/fugitive-sudan-prez-defies-world-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSudan's president thumbed his nose at the International Criminal Court with a high-profile pilgrimage to Mecca yesterday, reports the Times of London. A ruling last month requires the court's 108 members to arrest Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity in Darfur if he enters their nations. Many see his trips...http://www.newser.com/story/55071/fugitive-sudan-prez-defies-world-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 4:29:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54490/sudan-accuses-us-of-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSudan is now blaming "American fighters" for an airstrike on a convoy of trucks in the desert, the New York Times reports. The US denies the charges. Sudan's accusation follows earlier reports that Israel conducted the January airstrike to prevent a weapons delivery to Gaza. A Sudanese official's statement may...http://www.newser.com/story/54490/sudan-accuses-us-of-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 17:40:33 CDT