Sudan
Jan 11 2011, Esam

JUBA, Sudan — A security official in Southern Sudan says another bout of violence during this week’s independence referendum has killed 10 people.

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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, right, meets with Qatari prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani in Khartoum,Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Talks focused on the second round of Darfur peace agreement in Dawha, Qatar,.