Time is running out for millions in Sudan conflict, warns UN

SATELLITE photos of the Darfur region of western Sudan show more than 300 villages completely destroyed, confirming the many reports of systematic killings by Arab militias.

The UN has warned time is running out for the two million Sudanese in desperate need of aid in Darfur.

Andrew Natsios, administrator of the UN's Agency for International Development, said his agency's estimate that 350,000 could die of disease and malnutrition over the next nine months "is conservative".