India extends diplomatic recognition to S Sudan

India has become one of the first nations to accord diplomatic recognition to South Sudan, the world's youngest country, which split away from the Khartoum-ruled north after decades of a brutal war......

South Sudan becomes world's newest nation

Joyous people poured onto the streets, danced and kissed the earth to mark the oil-rich South Sudan becoming the world's newest country on Saturday, with international leaders, including Vice......

36 die in Sudan riots

Soldiers patrolled streets on the outskirts of Sudan's capital, and frightened residents carried clubs for protection Tuesday, a day after rioting sparked by the death of the vice president left 36......