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Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo
Leader Bashar al-Assad's forces used planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Syria.
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UN renews Darfur mandate
The UN’s Security Council gets 14 votes to keep peacekeeping mandate in Darfur for another year.
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Bashir turns down AU invitation
Sudan’s president Omar Hassan al-Bashir declines an invitation from the AU to attend its summit.
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Mali PM says he'll will stay on
Mali's interim prime minister says he will stay on as head of state, despite a resignation deadline.
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Russia, China urged to act on Syria
France called on Russia and China to help stop a possible bloodbath in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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S.Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing its territory
South Sudan on Saturday accused Sudan of launching an aerial bombardment on its side of their border.
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SA pushes for UN extension on Syria
South Africa abstained from Thursday’s Security Council resolution on Syria.
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Russia, China veto Syria resolution
Both Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution on Syria.
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Annan asks UN to delay Syria vote
Britain says Kofi Annan requested the UN Security Council to delay Syria elections.
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Anti-graft activist kidnapped in S.Sudan
An anti-graft activist said he was kidnapped after exposing state officials suspected of stealing.
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New assault on Homs
At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded on Sunday in intensified Syrian army shelling.
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UN suspends Syria monitoring
United Nations observers monitoring the turmoil in Syria suspended operations on Saturday
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Assad's forces renew Homs assault
The Syrian army used artillery, mortars and rockets to hit opposition strongholds in the city of Homs.
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ICC sends team to Libya
Representatives of the International Criminal Court arrived in Tripoli on Sunday.
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Aid to Bashir's allies should be cut - ICC
The ICC says aid to states that help Sudan's President should be cut off.
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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out a massacre, in which dozens of children were murdered.
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92 killed, 32 of them children, in Syria attack
The UN on Saturday said more than 92 people were killed in an “artillery barrage” by government forces.
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23 Syrian soldiers killed
At least 23 Syrian soldiers were killed in battles around the town of Rastan.
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S.Sudan police withdraw from disputed Abyei - UN
South Sudan has withdrawn its police from the disputed Abyei region on its border with Sudan.
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Sudan's plunging oil exports
Sudan's dispute with South Sudan over oil transit fees has created a $2.4 billion gap in its finances.
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Sudan says South Sudan troops inside its territory
Sudan's army accused South Sudan on Saturday of having troops on its territory.
