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Tent being painted will go to Darfur
Residents will paint a canvas tent in central Phoenix Saturday that will be sent to the war-torn region of Darfur in Sudan, to be used as a school room. It will also be a work of art.
AZCentral.com  –  17 hours, 51 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in Local: Arizona: Phoenix
Photo from BBC News Hijacked tanks 'for South Sudan'
The BBC sees evidence suggesting a Ukrainian ship held by pirates off Somalia is carrying tanks bound for South Sudan.
BBC News  –  17 hours, 58 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in World: Europe
UN says at least 5,000 flee violence in Congo
AP - The U.N. refugee agency says at least 5,000 people have fled violence in northeastern Congo and sought shelter in neighboring Sudan over the last two weeks.
Yahoo!  –  19 hours, 49 minutes ago  –  comment?
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Palin receives kudos, questions about her stand on Darfur
Gov. Sarah Palin is being praised for her support of divestment from Sudan, but also being blamed for the failure of a divestment bill in the Alaska Legislature's last session. That's a bill she later switched to support and bragged about in her much-watched debate with Democratic rival, S ... more »
JuneauEmpire.com  –  20 hours, 16 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in Local: Alaska: Juneau
Asteroid to burn up before hitting Earth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tiny asteroid discovered earlier Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said.
Reuters  –  20 hours, 40 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in Technology: Science
Small Asteroid Entered Atmosphere Monday Night
A very small asteroid streaked into the skies over Sudan Monday night, and was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, creating a show.
Fox News  –  21 hours, 1 minute ago  –  comment?
found in Top Stories
Photo from Yahoo! UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur
AFP - A Nigerian UN peacekeeper was killed when up to 60 gunmen ambushed a patrol in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.
Yahoo!  –  22 hours, 12 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in World: Africa
Photo from BBC News Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper
A peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur region has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits, a UN official says.
BBC News  –  23 hours, 21 minutes ago  –  comment?
found in World: Africa
Palin's claims on Sudan divestment challenged
Rep. Les Gara says Gov. Sarah Palin was a year and a half late on getting behind legislation to prohibit investment in Sudan. The legislation, which would prevent the Alaska Permanent Fund from investing in Sudan, still has not passed.
KTUU.com  –  Oct 7, 2008 09:10 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Alaska: Anchorage
Photo from Yahoo! Astronomers predict shooting star over Sudan from space boulder
AFP - Astronomers said a small space rock was expected to have collided with Earth early Tuesday, which would have created a spectacular fireball over Sudan but was unlikely to have caused any damage on the ground.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 7, 2008 06:34 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Technology: Science