Aug 8th, 2008 · The Olympic Games get under way today in Beijing. Carrying the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony will be a runner who came to the United States in 2001 as one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan." He was abducted by Sudanese soldiers when he was 6 and raised in a refugee camp.
Aug 6th, 2008 · China has revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. News of the cancellation has come hours before Cheek was set to go to Beijing to promote a greater Chinese role to bring peace to Sudan's Darfur region. Cheek talks about the cancellation.
Aug 6th, 2008 · Speedskater Joey Cheek had planned to spend a couple of weeks in China, but his visa was revoked 24 hours before he was to leave. The Olympic medalist is the co-founder of Team Darfur, a group of athletes hoping to raise awareness about the crisis in the war-ravaged section of Sudan.
Jul 28th, 2008 · British Gen. Charles Gordon made a lasting impression on the complex relationship between Sudan and China in the late 1800s, though the discovery and exporting of oil has kept the connection alive.
Jul 28th, 2008 · While China has invested heavily in Sudan's oil industry, many Sudanese say its influence is almost imperceptible. So far, they add, China has been silent about resolving political problems in the region.
Jul 19th, 2008 · There's a weekly power struggle in northern Khartoum in Sudan. On this Friday, a young Nubian man answers the referee's call for a contender and waits to see who will enter the wrestling ring to test his strength in one of humankind's oldest traditions.
Jul 18th, 2008 · At a time of outright genocide in Darfur, and civil unrest throughout the Sudan, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from across the war-torn country presented a contrasting picture — one of harmony and unity — at the Sudanese Festival of Music and Dance in Chicago.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Sudan's president has been charged with genocide by the International Criminal Court in The Hague following an investigation into atrocities in the country's western Darfur province. Judges are expected to take months to study the evidence against Omar Hassan al-Bashir.