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The Sahara Desert Is Growing, Thanks In Part To Climate Change

World News | Darryl Fears, The Washington Post | Friday March 30, 2018

Earth's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is getting bigger, a new study finds. It is advancing south into more tropical terrain in Sudan and Chad, turning green vegetation dry and soil once used for farming into barren ground in areas that can least afford to lose it.

Sudan, World's Last Surviving Male White Rhino, Euthanised In Kenya Conservancy

World News | Reported by Snigdha Basu, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Wednesday March 21, 2018

Sudan, world's last surviving male white rhino, died on 19 March at Kenya's Ol Pejeta conservancy. 45-year-old Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds.

Sudan, The World's Last Male Northern White Rhinoceros, Has Died, Putting His Species On The Brink Of Extinction

World News | Max Bearak, The Washington Post | Wednesday March 21, 2018

Unable to stand, and suffering from a string of infections in his advanced age, the world's last male northern white rhino was euthanized Monday by a veterinary team in Kenya that had fought for years to save him and his dwindling species. Only two now remain his daughter, Najin, and granddaughter, Fatu,leaving in-vitro fertilization from preserve...

World's Last Male Northern White Rhinoceros Dies After "Great Deal Of Suffering"

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 21, 2018

The world's last male northern white rhino has died, the Kenyan conservancy taking care of it said, leaving only two of its subspecies alive in the world.

Indian Troops Return After Peacekeeping Mission In South Sudan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Around 200 soldiers from the Army's 62 Indian Horizontal Military Engineering Company (HMEC) have returned to India after successfully completing their peacekeeping mission in war-torn South Sudan.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Replaces Intelligence Chief: State Media

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 11, 2018

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Sunday replaced powerful intelligence chief Mohammed Atta, the official news agency SUNA reported, amid a security crackdown on opposition protests against rising food prices.

ONGC Videsh, Partners Acquire 10% Stake In Abu Dhabi Oilfield For $600 Million

Business | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 11, 2018

ONGC Videsh is India's largest international oil and gas company, having 39 projects in 18 countries, including Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Namibia, Venezuela, Vietnam and New Zealand.

Sudan Authorities Detain Reuters, AFP Reporters On Protest Coverage In Khartoum

World News | Reuters | Friday January 19, 2018

Sudanese authorities have detained a Reuters stringer and an AFP reporter who were covering protests in the capital Khartoum, the external information council, which deals with foreign media organisations, said.

Indian Peacekeepers Rebuild Bridge In South Sudan In Record Time

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 14, 2018

People in a South Sudan village have been saved a perilous neck-deep wade across a river to reach a town and access basic services, thanks to Indian peacekeepers from the UN mission who have re-built a key bridge in record time in the strife-torn country.

Indian Declares Himself King Of Unclaimed Land. I Own It, Says American

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday November 17, 2017

Only days after Indore resident Suyash Dixit, declared himself king of an unclaimed territory in Africa, Jeremiah Heaton has come forward to say that he's the rightful owner of what Mr Dixit named 'Kingdom of Dixit'.

'Kingdom Of Dixit': Indore Man Declares Himself King Of Unclaimed Land Between Egypt And Sudan

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Thursday November 16, 2017

Kingdom Of Dixit is the name that Indore's computer coder, Suyash Dixit, has given to an unclaimed territory along the border between Egypt and Sudan, which is uninhabited and claimed by neither country.

They Were Rescued From War. Now South Sudan's Child Soldiers Are Going Back.

World News | Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post | Saturday November 11, 2017

Outside, the young men with guns were playing dominoes and drinking tea. Babacho Mama could hear them through the sheet-metal walls of his room.

What Extinction Looks Like: Pic Of Last Male Northern White Rhino Goes Viral

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Thursday November 9, 2017

A photo of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, has gone viral on social media

US Lifts Sudan Sanctions, Wins Commitment Against Arms Deals With North Korea

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 7, 2017

The United States lifted long-standing sanctions against Sudan on Friday, saying it had made progress fighting terrorism and easing humanitarian distress, and also secured Khartoum's commitment not to pursue arms deals with North Korea.

US Poised To Lift Sanctions On Sudan: Official

World News | Reuters | Friday October 6, 2017

The United States is preparing to lift decades-long economic sanctions against Sudan, citing improvement on human rights and progress on counter-terrorism, a U.S. official said on Thursday.