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Sudan sentences 8 to death for attack near capital
- A Sudanese court convicted and sentenced to death two senior members of a Darfur rebel group and six others for their role in an attack near the capital three months ago, court officials and a lawyer said Sunday.
Rebels say Sudan in new offensive in north Darfur
- Sudanese government troops and warplanes have launched an offensive deep into rebel-held desert areas in northern Darfur, rebel leaders said Wednesday.
UN peacekeeper helicopter hit by gunfire in Darfur
- A helicopter used by the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur was hit by gunfire Monday and forced to return to its airfield.
Mia Farrow shows alternative 'Darfur Olympics'
- U.S. actress-activist Mia Farrow aired an "alternative" Olympic opening ceremony in a Web cast Friday, showing Darfur refugees in the barren deserts of eastern Chad playing sports on sandy fields.
Mia Farrow to air alternative 'Darfur Olympics'
- As the Summer Games open in Beijing, actress activist Mia Farrow is Web-casting her own "Darfur Olympics" from a refugee camp on the barren Sudan-Chad border, aiming to shame China into using its influence with Khartoum to end the Darfur conflict.
