Read more Darfur stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/206/darfur.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:39:48 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/68110/un-staffers-kidnapped-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo staffers supporting peacekeeping operations in Darfur were kidnapped from their homes this morning, the AP reports. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force has established contact with the abductors. “We are here to protect civilians," the head of the mission told them. "We are not part of the conflict.” A...http://www.newser.com/story/68110/un-staffers-kidnapped-in-darfur.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 13:10:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68026/not-so-fast-un-darfur-war-isnt-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA top UN official has declared that the "real war" in Darfur is over, but that might come as a surprise to the 3 million or so refugees still living in fear of militia attacks, writes Andrew Meldrum for Global Post. He talks to relief officials who find the pronouncement...http://www.newser.com/story/68026/not-so-fast-un-darfur-war-isnt-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 11:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65390/obama-calls-for-era-of-cooperation-with-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama opened bilateral talks with China today with a friendly speech, saying the US-China relationship would “shape the 21st century” and highlighting areas in which the nations have common interests, like nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and the global economy. He also touched on climate change, noting that the US and...http://www.newser.com/story/65390/obama-calls-for-era-of-cooperation-with-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 9:21:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64793/dumbledore-sparks-fight-for-real-world-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Potter’s battle against injustice in the wizarding world has prompted fans to take the fight to the Muggle universe, the Los Angeles Times reports. Inspired by moral teachings of Albus Dumbledore, Harry’s mentor, the nonprofit Harry Potter Alliance has registered voters, collected some 13,000 books to donate to...http://www.newser.com/story/64793/dumbledore-sparks-fight-for-real-world-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62338/coach-tries-to-make-winner-of-hapless-sudan-soccer-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStephen Constantine is known for tackling lost causes. He’s brought unexpected success to such hard-luck national soccer squads in India, Nepal and Malawi. “I seem to get the really tough jobs others don’t want,” he tells the Wall Street Journal . Now he’s got arguably his toughest yet: Sudan. The hapless...http://www.newser.com/story/62338/coach-tries-to-make-winner-of-hapless-sudan-soccer-team.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 13:35:01 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 CDT