N Sudan threatens to invade two border regions with South
JUBA: The northern Sudanese Army is threatening to seize two more areas along the combustible north-south border,risking war just weeks before southern Sudan is due to split off as an independent country,Sudanese officials said Sunday. Tensions shot up last week when northern forces stormed into Abyei. Now,according to a letter from the Sudanese militarys high command,the northern army,in the next few days,plans to take over Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states.
Policy adviser to be US envoy to Russia
WASHINGTON: President Obama has decided to send the architect of his so-called Russia reset policy to Moscow as the next US ambassador there. Obama plans to nominate Michael McFaul,his top White House adviser on Russia policy,for the post,according to administration officials.
Mladic: Blame it on Slobodan Milosevic
BELGRADE: Ratko Mladic,who is charged with the worst carnage in Europe since World War II,said all Serbs should share the blame because they backed Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. I didnt vote for Slobodan Milosevic, Serbias deputy war crimes prosecutor Bruno Vekaric quoted Mladic as saying in jail.