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Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan town

Posted by ATACMAG on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:18am in Politics, bomb, South Sudan, sudan

Sudanese jets launched a fresh bombing raid on a key South Sudan town Monday, dashing hopes that a withdrawal of Southern troops from a contested area would end weeks of fighting. Warplanes dr

Sudan warplanes bomb South Sudan town

Posted by ATACMAG on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 6:15am in Other-News, bomb, South Sudan, sudan, war

Sudanese warplanes launched their first attack on a major South Sudanese town on Thursday, as border clashes escalated in the third straight day of violence and fears of all-out war grew. Five

George Clooney released after arrest for Sudan protest

Posted by ATACMAG on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 4:53am in Entertainment News, actor, Barack Obama, George Clooney, hollywood, sudan

Washington - Hollywood actor George Clooney was released hours after being arrested and handcuffed Friday in a human rights protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. The incident too

Sudan mourns musical icon Wardi

Posted by ATACMAG on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 8:41am in Entertainment News, Khartoum, Mohammed Wardi, Omar al-bashir, sudan

Sudan mourned on Sunday the death of musical icon Mohammed Wardi, a former prisoner who spent years in self-imposed exile but who died on home soil after seeing his beloved nation divided.

Sudan/Burkina Faso: Desert Hawks Rewrite Soccer History

Posted by ATACMAG on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:34am in Sports, burkina faso, East Africa, Soccer, sport, sudan, west Africa

History was certainly against Sudan when they set out on this journey to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals. No wins in a finals tournament since 1970, no goal even since 1976!

Top five 2012 Afcon surprises thus far

Posted by ATACMAG on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:27am in Sports, AFCON, Africa, eric geret, footballl, libya, niger, Senegal, Soccer, sudan

We rank the the top surprises from the first round of group matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is well under way with al