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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Darfur

Darfur stories: 105 news summaries

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Amnesty Faults Sudan for Arming Darfur

 Planes disguised as U.N. aircraft to foil arms embargo

May 8, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amnesty International accuses Sudan of violating the UN arms embargo with the help of  Security Council members Russia and China. The human rights group claims the Khartoum government is using planes disguised as all-white UN aircraft to move military equipment into the embattled region where 200,000 people have already... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • human rights • Sudan • Amnesty International • weapon

Buffett Holdings Tie Gates
To Darfur Crisis

Berkshire owns
$3.3B stake in firm
said to fund militia

May 4, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Berkshire Hathaway investment in a Sudanese oil company is posing thorny problems for the Gates Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warren Buffet's investment outfit is the largest independent shareholder in PetroChina, whose parent company the U.N. and U.S. say funds Sudan's janjaweed militia—a stark contrast... More »

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investing • oil • Darfur • Sudan • Warren Buffett • money • PetroChina • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Janjaweed

Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

Sudanese government assents to international intervention

Apr 17, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan agreed to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into its devastated Darfur region yesterday, but American and British officials were quick to say that it's not enough to stem genocide. They're calling for a force of 17,000 to 20,000, as agreed to in a peace accord signed... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • peacekeeping mission • US troops • John Negroponte • Ban Ki-Moon

Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

Internet tool used to raise awareness of atrocities in Sudan

Apr 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google Earth has teamed up with the Holocaust Museum to bring the realities of genocide to your MacBook. "Crisis in Darfur" employs Google Earth wizardry to help users visualize the scope of the atrocities currently unfolding in Sudan. Viewers can see over 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages up... More »

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technology • media • Google • Darfur • genocide • Internet • human rights • Google Earth • Sudan • Holocaust Museum • Crisis in Darfur • humanitarian

Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

Stars use Olympics as leverage to get China to protest genocide

Apr 13, 07 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is finally joining the international outcry over genocide in Darfur—and it’s down to Hollywood clout, not Washington’s. Long one of Sudan’s closest protectors, China is suddenly calling on the government to accept UN peacekeepers. The reason, reports the Times: Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg are... More »

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China • Darfur • Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • Sudan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mia Farrow • Olympic Games

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