1.
Study: More than half of pets overweight
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Sudan's Darfur region has become more dangerous since the May peace pact with more aid workers killed in the past two weeks than in the past two years.
"The level of violence being faced by humanitarian workers in Darfur is unprecedented," Manuel da Silva, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Sudan said in a statement.
Ambushes and hijackings have increased and efforts to help people in refugee camps were suspended after three aid workers were beaten to death by a mob in the Zalinge area, the United Nations reported.
The government and one faction of the Sudanese Liberation Movement signed a peace agreement in May. But another faction refused to sign.
"Since the signing of the agreement, Darfur has become increasingly tense and violent, which has led to the tragic deaths of far too many civilians and aid workers," Oxfam's Paul Smith-Lomas was quoted as saying by the BBC. "A full and comprehensive cease fire must be implemented immediately."
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The bomb attacks on Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia were the work of Israel itself, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
|
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An expert on the Middle Ages said the idea behind current entertainment such as ABC-TV's "The Bachelorette," originated hundreds of years ago.
|
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
|
Women, Liberal Democrats favor Valentine's … $55,000 cupcake comes with diamond ring … 400-year-old witchcraft trial reopened … Survey: Many Swedes believe in ghosts … Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
