Read more Democratic Republic of Congo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7102/democratic-republic-of-congo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66619/clinton-challenges-congo-to-stop-sexual-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton traveled to war-ravaged eastern Congo today, where the nation's top diplomat demanded an end to the sexual violence that has claimed at least 200,000 victims. Clinton came to Goma aboard a UN plane over the objections of some top aides who were concerned about security and logistics...http://www.newser.com/story/66619/clinton-challenges-congo-to-stop-sexual-violence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 6:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57440/baby-gorilla-stashed-in-smugglers-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA live baby gorilla was found at the bottom of a smuggler’s plastic bag in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 3-month undercover smuggling probe, MSNBC reports. The female eastern lowland gorilla, which has a street value of up to $20,000, had been in the bag for 6...http://www.newser.com/story/57440/baby-gorilla-stashed-in-smugglers-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49104/amid-congos-violence-a-gorilla-baby-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic Republic of Congo has seen unspeakable violence, but one population has managed to thrive: the endangered mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park. The population of gorillas considered tame grew to 81 from 72 over the past year, Bloomberg reports. The gorilla population has boomed even as rangers entrusted...http://www.newser.com/story/49104/amid-congos-violence-a-gorilla-baby-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 14:21:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48984/intl-criminal-court-opens-with-congo-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Criminal Court in The Hague began its first trial today, as a Congolese militia leader pleaded not guilty to charges of using child soldiers. The court's prosecutor accused Thomas Lubanga of using hundreds of boys as young as nine "to kill, pillage, and rape" in the Democratic Republic...http://www.newser.com/story/48984/intl-criminal-court-opens-with-congo-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 6:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48876/nations-try-to-block-irans-nuclear-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran is running out of uranium, and Western countries are stepping up diplomatic efforts to keep Tehran from replenishing its supply, the Times of London reports. Iran, which may be out of uranium in months, has so far pursued its nuclear ambitions with a stockpile acquired from South Africa in...http://www.newser.com/story/48876/nations-try-to-block-irans-nuclear-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 11:28:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48761/rwanda-nabs-congo-rebel-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFearsome rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, the head of a movement that has destabilized the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested over the border in Rwanda. Hundreds of Rwandan troops converged on a mountain village last night inside Congo where the general was stationed, but he crossed the border into...http://www.newser.com/story/48761/rwanda-nabs-congo-rebel-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 5:31:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47666/congo-militia-kills-gorilla-protector.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRebels have killed a ranger stationed in a Congo national park to protect endangered gorillas from the surrounding civil unrest, CNN reports. Safari Kakule was one of seven men attacked. Another ranger was injured and a rebel captured in fighting that lasted for hours. It's unclear why the militia attacked...http://www.newser.com/story/47666/congo-militia-kills-gorilla-protector.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 4:11:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47082/angola-closes-border-with-congo-to-block-ebola.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused Angolan authorities to close part of their border with the country, Reuters reports. Angolans will be forbidden to travel to the DRC from the northeastern province of Norde Lunde. The Ebola outbreak is suspected of infecting 40 and...http://www.newser.com/story/47082/angola-closes-border-with-congo-to-block-ebola.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 14:51:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44305/surgeon-amputates-using-texted-instructions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA volunteer surgeon in a Congolese war zone followed texted instructions to perform an amputation that saved a 16-year-old boy's life. The teen's badly injured and infected arm required that his collar bone and shoulder blade be immediately removed, but Dr. David Nott had never conducted such a procedure. He...http://www.newser.com/story/44305/surgeon-amputates-using-texted-instructions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Dec 2008 17:11:28 CST