Crowds celebrate as Sudan's head of council steps down Sudan's defence minister has stepped down abruptly as head of the country's transitional ruling military council after only a day in the post, as protesters … World • 13 Apr 19
Thousands protest amid calls for civilian govt in Sudan Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators have camped outside the defence ministry in Khartoum to push for a civilian government, defying a curfew and calling for mass … World • 12 Apr 19
Sudan's Bashir detained, military council takes over Sudan's defence minister has said President Omar al-Bashir has been detained "in a safe place" and that a military council will run the country for … World • 11 Apr 19
Sudan security forces tear gas protesters in Khartoum Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters who had massed outside the army headquarters in Khartoum for a second night demanding … World • 08 Apr 19
Protest hits Khartoum as police block march on palace Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Sudan's capital as riot police deployed heavily to prevent a planned march on President Omar al-Bashir's palace to call … World • 25 Dec 18
Sudanese woman flogged for marrying without consent Sudanese police lashed a woman 75 times after a court found her guilty of marrying a man without her father's consent, her lawyer and rights … Sudan • 15 May 18
Sudanese President returns despite court order Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived home in Khartoum from Johannesburg, an AFP correspondent said, after a court ordered him not to leave as it … News • 15 Jun 15
Six kidnapped Bulgarians freed in Sudan Six Bulgarian contractors for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) who were held for a week by Sudan rebels have been freed, the Bulgarian foreign … News • 01 Feb 15
Sudan orders two senior UN officials to leave Sudan has ordered two senior United Nations officials to leave, in what appeared to be an escalation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's move against UN … News • 25 Dec 14
Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim arrives in US A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity and then detained after her conviction was quashed has arrived in … News • 01 Aug 14
Sudanese death row woman meets Pope in Italy A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity then detained after her conviction was quashed, flew into Rome today … News • 24 Jul 14
Sudanese woman sentenced to death gives birth A Christian Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for apostasy has given birth in jail, a Western diplomat has said. News • 27 May 14
South Sudan to postpone presidential elections South Sudan will postpone the 2015 presidential election to give warring factions time to reconcile, President Salva Kiir has said, World • 12 May 14
Brent down on signals of Libyan oil recovery Brent crude fell below $112 a barrel today on early signals that oil output from Libya may be starting to recover. Business • 30 Dec 13
US repatriates two Guantanamo prisoners to Sudan The United States has sent two detainees held at Guantanamo Bay back to their native Sudan, the US Defense Department said. News • 19 Dec 13
At least 13 dead in military plane crash in Sudan A Sudanese military plane has crashed in a rural area west of the capital Khartoum, killing at least 13 of the 20 armed forces personnel … News • 07 Oct 12
750k cluster bombs destroyed since 2008 convention Nearly 750,000 cluster munitions containing 85 million submunitions have been destroyed by countries that joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions adopted in Dublin in 2008. News • 06 Sep 12
Up to 32 people killed in Sudan plane crash Up to 32 people, including at least one Sudanese minister, have been killed in a plane crash in the south of the country. News • 20 Aug 12
Sudan confirms oil deal with South Sudan Sudan has confirmed that it has reached an oil agreement with South Sudan. News • 04 Aug 12
Protests in Sudan over austerity cuts Hundreds of Sudanese joined anti-government demonstrations in Khartoum, as protests against spending cuts flared for a second week despite a security crackdown. News • 25 Jun 12
South Sudan frees prisoners to defuse tension South Sudan freed Sudanese prisoners of war today in a gesture it hopes will defuse tension between Khartoum and Juba. News • 25 Apr 12
South Sudan bombed by Sudanese aircraft Sudanese aircraft have bombed the town of Bentiu in South Sudan, three days after South Sudan pulled out of a disputed oil field in the … News • 23 Apr 12
