Stranded for 41 days: Sudanese passenger stuck in Istanbul airport
Tengrinews.kz – A Sudanese passenger has been trapped in Istanbul Airport for 41 days, unable to enter Turkey or return home, according to Turkish
Kazakhstan's foreign ministry condemns airstrike on UAE ambassador's residence in Sudan
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement regarding the airstrike on the residence of the UAE diplomatic
Nearly 2 million children in Sudan malnourished: UNICEF
Some two million Sudanese children under five suffer from malnutrition every year, UNICEF's representative said on Sunday, urging the international community to boost funding to tackle the problem.
Black boxes in S.Sudan air crash recovered: state radio
Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week killing at least 36 people.
Obama heaps pressure on warring South Sudan leaders
US President Barack Obama renewed pressure on South Sudan's warring leaders, insisting they must accept an August peace deadline or face being sidelined
Sudanese Christian woman spared death sentence meets Pope
A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for renouncing Islam sparked a global outcry that eventually led to an acquittal, met Pope Francis after arriving in Italy en route to the United States.
BNP fined $8.9 bn for breaking US sanctions on Iran, Sudan
BNP Paribas pleaded guilty to US criminal charges of violating sanctions on Iran and Sudan for eight years and was fined a record $8.9 billion.
Death-row Sudanese Christian freed but fears for life: lawyer
A Sudanese Christian who gave birth in prison after being sentenced to hang for apostasy was freed Monday but immediately went into hiding, fearing for her life, a lawyer said.
Sudan judge orders Christian woman to hang for apostasy
A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as "barbaric" and left the United States "deeply disturbed".
Sudan's Bashir has knee operation
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir underwent a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said, amid uncertainty over whether the leader will seek to extend his 25 years in power.
Daughter aims to spread 'true Islam' of executed Sudan activist
Almost three decades after peaceful Muslim activist Mahmoud Muhammad Taha was hanged for apostasy, his daughter plans to revive his Republican Party and spread his notion of "true Islam".
Massacre, rapes, executions carried out in South Sudan: witnesses
South Sudanese soldiers have carried out a string of ethnic killings, including a massacre, house-to-house killings and rapes, following an outbreak of fighting more than a week ago.
US ups pressure in S. Sudan, but no military role likely
The United States -- a key backer of South Sudan's 2011 independence -- is increasing diplomatic pressure amid an intensifying conflict there but will not consider military intervention, experts said.
S. Sudan at 'precipice' amid growing violence: Obama
US President Barack Obama warned that South Sudan stands at the "precipice" of renewed civil war, amid spiralling violence including an attack on a UN base that killed three Indian peacekeepers.
Fears of civil war as violence spreads in South Sudan
The United Nations is warning that violence was spreading in South Sudan, as fierce fighting in the world's youngest nation prompted the US to evacuate Americans and other foreigners.
Up to 500 dead in South Sudan clashes: UN
Clashes between rival army factions in South Sudan have left up to 500 dead and 800 wounded, a top UN official told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
African elephant survival tops agenda at Botswana talks
African ministers and experts meet next week in Botswana to chart ways to stamp out a spike in elephant killings fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia.
'It's not relief work in Sudan': Streep on acting
Meryl Streep is brilliant as a domineering, drug-addicted, cancer-suffering grandmother in her latest film "August: Osage County" but she won't pretend to have the worst job in the world.
Major Sudan airline grounded, blames US sanctions
A major Sudanese airline serving South Sudan and the Middle East suspended operations Sunday, blaming American sanctions, as a document confirmed German carrier Lufthansa will also end flights to Sudan.
African summit attacks 'unfair' ICC
The ICC was under fire over its "unfair" and "totally unacceptable" treatment of Africa, with African Union ministers calling for cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders to be deferred.
