The US envoy for the Sudan, Andrew Natsios, arrived in the war-torn African country last night for talks on the Darfur crisis.

George Bush has signed an order that stiffens sanctions on Sudan and its oil industry in an effort to persuade the government to accept UN peacekeepers and stop the killing of civilians in Darfur.

SUDAN’S ruling party has rejected a US-British draft Security Council resolution to deploy United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur, saying it would violate national sovereignty.

Sudan’s ruling party has rejected a US-British draft Security Council resolution to deploy United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur, saying it would violate national sovereignty, official media reported today.

Sudan is willing to hold talks with neighbouring Chad to restore diplomatic relations, a leading member of the Sudanese ruling party said on Saturday.

More than 100,000 people marched through the Sudanese capital Khartoum today in a state-orchestrated rally against the UN resolution that gives the African nation 30 days to stop the violence of Arab militia in Darfur province.