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Sudanese torn ahead of south independence vote

By Guillaume Lavallee/ AFP KHARTOUM: Ordinary Sudanese in the capital were torn between…

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55,000 displaced south Sudanese return ahead of referendum

GENEVA: Some 55,000 displaced southern Sudanese have returned to their homeland from…

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Sudan to reinforce sharia after south vote, says Bashir

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said on Sunday that the country's north…

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Sudan’s Abyei Jan. 9 vote off, says US

By AFP WASHINGTON: The self-determination referendum on Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region will…

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Egypt pressed for delay in Sudan referendum: leak

CAIRO: Egypt lobbied last year to delay southern Sudan's secession vote for…

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Sudan rivals trade accusations ahead of referendum

KHARTOUM: Sudan's former southern rebels and the ruling party of President Omar…

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Aid workers overwhelmed as south Sudanese go home to vote

RUBKONA: A bus pulls up at the station in Rubkona, the terminus…

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Alternative to Abyei referendum in Sudan may be option, says US

WASHINGTON: United States suggested for the first time Tuesday that it might…

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