Ashish Kumar Sen

JUBA, South Sudan — Harassment, arbitrary detention and beatings come with the turf for journalists in South Sudan who dare to question the government’s actions, expose corruption or report the opposition’s point of view.

Libyan rebels have asked their international allies, including the U.S., for heavy weaponry to help them topple Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and capture the capital, Tripoli.

The US Justice Department has charged two US citizens in a decades-long conspiracy to illegally funnel millions of dollars from the Pakistan Government and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to push the Kashmiri cause in Washington.

JUBA, South Sudan — Africa’s newest nation is only 3 days old, but it already is facing a humanitarian crisis, with about 1,000 people a day crowding into this dusty capital straining under the population crush.

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN — Southern Sudanese and dignitaries from around the world watched the new flag of the Republic of South Sudan be raised for the first time at independence celebrations in the new country’s capital, Juba, on Saturday.

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN— South Sudan became the world’s newest nation and effectively one of the poorest on Saturday, but for at least today this grim fact did little to spoil the party in the streets of Juba.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to attend South Sudan’s independence celebrations in Juba on Saturday has created an awkward situation for delegations from countries that have been pressing for his arrest on a war crimes indictment.

Juba is abuzz. As South Sudan prepares to declare independence on July 9, the capital city of the world’s newest nation is busy dressing up for a three-day celebration.

JUBA, SUDAN — Sudanese President Omar Bashir’s decision to attend South Sudan’s independence celebrations in Juba on Saturday has created potentially awkward situations for delegations from countries that have been pressing for his arrest on a war crimes indictment.

JUBA, Sudan— An impromptu celebration broke out under the shade of a mahogany tree in the heart of Juba on Wednesday.