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War crimes charges don't deter Sudan leader from Ethiopia trip

Apr. 21, 2009
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is on a state visit to neighboring Ethiopia despite being wanted for war crimes charges for his government's crackdown in Darfur.
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Powell speaks with Sudanese leaders

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has spoken with the Sudanese president and the main opposition leader in a bid to end years of civil war in that African country, the State Department said Monday. Powell spoke to President Omar Hassan al-Bashir Friday

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler