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Sudanese general linked to genocide monitoring Syrian violence

A Sudanese general linked to genocide in Darfur is leading an Arab League team to Syria to monitor the regime’s compliance with a promise to end its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Sri Lankan ambassador promises accountability from war-crimes defendants

Sri Lanka will hold accountable every person accused of war crimes during its decades-long civil conflict, the island nation’s ambassador to the U.S. says.

U.N. and Iraq reach deal on Iranian dissidents

The United Nations and the Iraqi government have reached a deal to transfer more than 3,000 Iranian dissidents living in a camp north of Baghdad, potentially averting what international observers have warned would be a massacre.

U.S. cites ‘misunderstanding’ in deadly Pakistan operation

The U.S. military on Thursday acknowledged serious mistakes in a cross-border operation last month that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and strained ties with the South Asian nation, but said U.S. forces had acted in self-defense.

Syrian forces reportedly kill more than 200

Syrian security forces this week killed more than 200 people on the eve of a visit by international observers monitoring Syria’s compliance with an Arab League peace plan, according to eyewitnesses, activists and opposition sources.

US call centre Bill has slim chance of becoming a law

A Bill that seeks to bar US firms that outsource call centre jobs from receiving federal grants and loans has created uproar in India, but is nowhere close to becoming a law.

Kim’s hand-picked successor holds credentials but lacks experience

There is no sure path for the transition of power in nuclear-armed North Korea, even as its citizens mourn the death of longtime dictator Kim Jong-il and praise the rise of his hand-picked successor, Kim Jong-un, regional analysts say.

South Sudan president denies arming rebels in north

South Sudan’s president said Friday that his country is not arming rebels in two of Sudan’s border states, from where more than 50,000 refugees have fled fighting in recent months, according to U.N. estimates.

Terrorist attack survivors outraged by White House guest

Survivors of a 1996 terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. servicemen are offended that an Iraqi official with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was welcomed to the White House this week.

Conference outlines pathways to prosperity for South Sudan

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged the leaders of oil-rich South Sudan to manage natural resources prudently and warned them against falling prey to unscrupulous corporations and countries.

Violence mars investment scene in South Sudan

An escalation of violence with Sudan is challenging South Sudan’s fledgling government to attract desperately needed foreign investment.

Iraqi’s U.S. visit stirs ‘grave concern’

A top House Republican has expressed “grave concern” to President Obama about a visit to the White House by an Iraqi official who led a militia that was financed and armed by Iran.

Ex-Iran Guard commander visits White House with Iraq leader

A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq’s prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War.

U.S. eases sanctions on Sudanese oil industry

The Treasury Department has amended economic sanctions against Sudan by allowing U.S. companies to invest in South Sudan’s oil market, which has been dominated by China, India and Malaysia.

U.S. warns Iraq against eviction of foes of Iran

A senior U.S. official Wednesday warned Iraq against using violence to evict unarmed Iranian dissidents from a camp north of Baghdad by the end of the month, as a top member of Congress accused the State Department of moving at a snail’s pace to prevent what he called a possible massacre of the residents of Camp Ashraf.

Rohrabacher presses State on future of Iranian exiles

The Iraqi government is using the State Department’s terrorist designation of a group of Iranian dissidents as an excuse to crack down on the unarmed exiles in their camp north of Baghdad, a top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday.

The Wall And A Hard Place ‘

‘Careful what you wish for’: Warnings for Pandora’s new haunt.

Doctor sets out to heal Libya’s health care

Libya’s new health minister says rampant corruption and nepotism have taken a “terrible toll” on the North African nation’s health care system.