Former Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir is one step closer to facing trial for genocide in the Darfur conflict after Sudan and the International Criminal Court signed a cooperation deal on Thursday
A US official who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on genocide is in Sudan to support the country as it undergoes a fragile transition to democracy.
An Egyptian judicial source said 24 Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced to death for the alleged killing of police officers in two separate cases.
Comedian Fazal Mohammad, popularly referred to as "Khasha Zwan", was stationed in southern Kandahar province but was taken away by the Taliban after returning home about two weeks ago.