Darfur May Enter New Cycle of Violence, Says UN Official - The Darfur conflict could lapse soon into another major cycle of violence and large-scale human displacement unless the parties retreat from their recent state of confrontation, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council today. [AA Network - Sudan]

Peacekeepers Evacuate Darfur Villagers - The United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation has evacuated North Darfur villagers wounded in recent attacks by Sudanese forces that have left three dead and at least eight injured. [AA Network - Sudan]