Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon spoke on Darfur today, arguing that the joint UN/African Union peacekeeping mission is seriously hampered by a variety of logistical problems.
In Sudan, rebels reached Omdurman, a suburb of Khartoum, this weekend. AP reports 200 people died in the attack. Sudan blames Chad, and has cut diplomatic ties.
The rebel movement may have been retaliating for the recent airstrikesby the Sudanese government, which rebels claim targeted civilian gathering places in North Darfur.