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World Aug 27
UN says 40 migrants feared dead in capsizing off LibyaA boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group reported it had gotten a call from…
World Aug 20
Sudan’s army and pro-democracy movement form joint ruling bodyThe new, 11-member body — called the Sovereign Council — is to rule Sudan for a little over three years until elections can be held.
World Aug 17
Sudanese protesters sign final power-sharing deal with armySudan's pro-democracy movement signed a final power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Saturday at a ceremony in the capital, Khartoum.
World Aug 03
Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing dealThe African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement.
World Jul 17
Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters sign power-sharing agreementThe signing ceremony held in the capital, Khartoum, marks an important step in the transition to civilian rule following the military overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
World Jul 13
Sudan activists call for ‘justice’ for killed protestersTens of thousands of Sudanese flooded the streets of the capital of Khartoum and other cities Saturday to mark the 40th day since the deadly dispersal of a protest sit-in, and a protest leader said a planned a meeting with…
World Jul 08
Sudanese says U.S. pressure was key to reaching power-sharing dealThe main breakthrough appears to have happened at a secret meeting involving diplomats from the U.S., Britain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
World Jun 30
Tens of thousands protest army rule in SudanTens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Sudan’s capital and elsewhere in the country on Sunday calling for civilian rule nearly three months after the army forced out long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
World Jun 23
Sudan’s protesters accept roadmap for civilian ruleSudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said on Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers — who did not immediately commit to the plan.
World Jun 18
Egypt’s ousted President Morsi buried after courtroom deathEgypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom, his family and a member of his defense team said.
