UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Qatar’s UN ambassador said a panel of experts had recommended that the Security Council impose sanctions on top Sudanese officials for violating peace efforts in Darfur, and strongly suggested that President Omar Bashir was among them.

BAQUBA — As the death squads’ grim threats began to mount against Shiite families in the Mafraq neighbourhood of Baqouba, north of Baghdad, fewer and fewer people attended their local prayer hall. Soon, the only members of the embattled Shiite community to brave the narrow streets of this religiously-mixed quarter …

Sommetul Francofoniei de la BucureÅŸti a fost o reuÅŸită. Este opinia generală a ÅŸefilor de stat ÅŸi de guvern care au participat la manifestarea din capitala României. La conferinÅ£a de presă ce a marcat încheierea grandiosului eveniment, preÅŸedintele Traian Băsescu a anunÅ£at că viitorul sommet va avea loc în Canada, …