Count gathers pace in South Sudan nationhood vote
Organisers pressed on with the marathon task of collating the verdict of South Sudan’s independence referendum on Monday.
Joy as South Sudan vote confirmed valid
Organisers of a landmark South Sudan independence vote confirmed on Thursday the turnout threshold needed for it to be valid has been reached.
‘We have had just 10 years of peace in my life’
Thousands of south Sudanese poured out to vote for a second straight day in a landmark independence referendum on Monday.
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Crisis-hit Lebanon Cabinet presses on with UN plan
Lebanon’s Cabinet is to meet on Saturday for the next step towards approving a United Nations plan for an international court to try those accused of murdering ex-premier Rafiq al-Hariri, in a move set to trigger a showdown with the pro-Syrian opposition.
