International Business News - SDN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide and war crimes in Darfur, vowed Thursday to work for peace in the war-wracked desert region and the return of hundreds of thousands of people forced by attacks to flee their homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97092-mideast-sudan-darfur-war-crimes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/sudans-president-vows-to-work-for-darfur-peace.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/sudans-president-vows-to-work-for-darfur-peace.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:43:54 EDT As of Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at least 488 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 19 at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-488.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:55 EDT Sudan's president said Wednesday he would not be cowed by his indictment on genocide charges nor allow it to distract him from seeking peace in troubled Darfur. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96368-aptopix-mideast-sudan-darfur.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sudanese-president-is-defiant-in-darfur-visit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sudanese-president-is-defiant-in-darfur-visit.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:25:45 EDT China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96275-china-olympics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/beijing-set-olympic-protest-zones-parks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/beijing-set-olympic-protest-zones-parks.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:23 EDT The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/karadzic-arrest-puts-spotlight-on-new-tribunals.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:08 EDT As of Monday, July 21, 2008, at least 476 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 12 at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-476.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:11:35 EDT The African Union will ask the U.N. Security Council to suspend action for a year on a prosecutor's request for a warrant to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for his alleged role in the atrocities in Darfur, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/au-seeks-to-delay-indictment-against-sudan-leader.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:28:46 EDT China's largest city and the host of a dozen Olympic soccer matches started tightening security over the weekend at airports and train stations, according to reports in state-run media Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94888-police.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/shanghai-tightens-security-olympic-games-near.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/shanghai-tightens-security-olympic-games-near.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:45:41 EDT For years, Mohammed Ali has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Darfur, raped women and shot fleeing civilians. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94215-mideast-egypt-arab-league-sudan-war-crime.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/peace-not-indictment-stirs-sudanese.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/peace-not-indictment-stirs-sudanese.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:24:40 EDT As of Friday, July 18, 2008, at least 476 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 12 at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-476.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:41:26 EDT Arab foreign ministers are expected to discuss a proposal Saturday calling on Sudan's president to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to an international tribunal in an effort to fend off the longtime leader's own prosecution on genocide charges, Arab diplomats said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/arab-league-to-discuss-charges-facing-sudan-leader.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:24:57 EDT With an arrest warrant pending against Sudan's president, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he was focusing on another war crime case in Darfur involving two suspected rebel commanders allegedly directing attacks against peacekeepers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/prosecutor-looks-at-3rd-war-crimes-case-in-darfur.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:28:20 EDT The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Thursday his request for a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges was not timed to the court's 10th anniversary celebration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/prosecutor-denies-political-timing-in-darfur-case.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:22:27 EDT The genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir could "lead to a lot of danger," the chairman of an African Union panel said Thursday. The charges could be "an unconstitutional way of pushing aside a head of state," former Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella said in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital and headquarters of the AU. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/au-panel-head-says-sudan-charges-could-be-mistake.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:28:40 EDT Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and other members of Nelson Mandela's global crisis task force turned their attention to world hunger on Wednesday, focusing on soaring food prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/mandela-group-says-food-a-fundamental-human-right.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:04:17 EDT Syria's foreign minister says genocide charges against Sudan's president have set a dangerous precedent. Walid al-Moallem says the Dutch-based International Criminal Court and its prosecutor have "trespassed beyond its prerogatives," and that the case against Omar al-Bashir aims only to destabilize Sudan and obstruct Darfur peace efforts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/syria-sudan-charges-dangerous.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:58:27 EDT The United Nations blamed the increasing price of food and fuel worldwide for a shortfall in emergency humanitarian aid of more than $3 billion for 34 nations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/un-sees-humanitarian-aid-shortfall.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:47:57 EDT As of Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at least 476 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Saturday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-476.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:27:39 EDT Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and other members of Nelson Mandela's global crisis task force turned their attention to world hunger on Wednesday, focusing on soaring food prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/mandela-group-declares-food-human-right.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:22:02 EDT Gunmen in Darfur shot and killed another United Nations-African Union peacekeeper Wednesday, just as the U.N. Security Council voted to condemn the killing of seven Darfur peacekeepers a week ago as a possible war crime. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/another-peacekeeper-shot-and-killed-in-darfur.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:15:06 EDT