Clashes erupt in Sudan,58 killed KHARTOUM: Clashes between south Sudans Army and Darfuri Arab tribes killed 58 people,raising tension along the north-south border as results of the first open elections in 24 years were released on Sunday. Sudans south was allowed a separate Army and form a semi-autonomous government in a 2005 peace deal ending decades of civil war with the north. Southerners will vote in a referendum in 2011 on independence. Thai protesters vow to continue agitation BANGKOK: Thai protesters in Bangkok to press their demands for new elections vowed Sunday to continue their agitation following a televised appearance by the Prime Minister that offered no solution to the crisis. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva spoke in a interview with the Army chief Sunday,in an effort to dispel rumors that there is a rift between him and the Army. Hamass animation film on captive man GAZA CITY: An animated film about an Israeli soldier held by the Hamas in Gaza for four years has appeared on the website of Hamas armed wing. Hamas demands release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for Sgt Gilad Schalit. The film shows the soldiers father walking under billboards of politicians vowing to free his son. At the end,the father screams after receiving a coffin. The text reads,There is still hope. 2 Indians killed in Iraq factory blast BAGHDAD: Five workers,including two Indians,were killed and 15 others injured in an explosion at an iron factory on the outskirts of a northern Iraqi city of Irbil. The police said the cause of the explosion was not known. Air France crash: Poor upkeep may be cause PARIS: Reports into the crash of an Air France jet off Brazil last year,which killed 228 people,points to possible maintenance problems with air speed probes,a newspaper said on Sunday. Experts said nine probes out of 84 from Air France were either degraded,which could be linked to lack of adequate checks,said the French Liberation. UK sorry for Pope visit jokes LONDON: Britains Foreign Office aplogised Sunday to Pope Benedict XVI after publication of an memo in which officials joked he could open an abortion clinic and launch a range of condoms during a four-day visit in September. The document,published in the Sunday Telegraph,was prepared by junior officials after a discussion on the visit. S Africas President is HIV negative JOHANNESBURG: South Africas President Jacob Zuma,who has faced criticism that for undermining safe sex campaigns,revealed test results on Sunday showing he was HIV negative. Zuma,who has three wives,generated controversy by admitting to having unprotected sex with an HIV-positive woman.
