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Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal

Feb. 17, 2009
Sudan's government and rebels from its troubled Darfur region signed a confidence-building agreement Tuesday in Qatar, a step toward ending a six-year conflict that has killed about 300,000 people, the emirate's state news agency reported.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 16 (UPI) -- Sudan said Saturday initial oil drilling operations in the troubled Darfur region indicate there is abundant oil in the area.

Sudan seeks restoring talks with rebels

KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 12 (UPI) -- Sudan urged the international community Saturday to support the government's efforts to bring the Darfur rebels back to the negotiating table.

Sudan accuses Israel of Darfur involvement

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Sudan accused Israel Tuesday of supplying rebels with arms in the war-torn Darfur region.

Sudan accuses Israel of helping rebels

AMMAN, Jordan, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Sudanese consul in Amman, Abdullah Othman, accused Israel Tuesday of nurturing rebel movements in Darfur, the troubled area in western Sudan.

Spain urges pressure on Darfur rebels

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has urged rebels in Sudan's troubled Darfur region be pressured to reach an agreement with the government.

Thousands flee Darfur fighting in Sudan

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler