Sudan
The latest news on Sudan
South Sudan emerged into the world as a new nation less than a year ago and already it is at the brink of war with its archenemy Sudan, with soldiers from both sides carrying out incursions and Sudan bombing the south with warplanes. But history shows that nascent nations often are plagued by troubles, while others have relatively easy early lives. Some fairly recent examples:
As the world fixates on Joseph Kony, a U.S. military commander expresses confidence that he'll be caught.
Qadhafi and Osama grab headlines, but these wars continue unabated.
The Chinese oil company has financial ties to the Sudanese government.
As Darfur cries, Sudanese strongman thumbs his nose at humanity. Obama must act swiftly.
The U.S. military is monitoring the reach of extremist factions in countries such as Somalia.
The Sudanese president becomes the first sitting head of state to be wanted for arrest.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir faces war crimes charges in the Darfur conflict, but his arrest is unlikely.
Threats like piracy and terrorism emanate from places like Somalia, but U.S. attention has been spotty.
The jury not only is still out, it hasn't even been in.
