Sudanese Planes Bomb Rebel-held Town

Sudanese government planes have bombed a rebel-held town in southern Darfur. They killed a child, burned homes and sent civilians fleeing to a peacekeepers compound. On Sunday, the bombing destroyed eight homes in the town of Muhajeria, home to 30,000 residents. Many of the residents were displaced from previous fighting. Darfur has had it so very hard and it just seems to get worse and worse.

The government has vowed to take control of the town from Darfur's most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement. The rebels seized control of Muhajeria earlier this month from another rebel group that has signed a peace deal with Sudan's government. Anyone who is familiar with this region knows what dire straights these people in this area are in. It is a very bad and sad situation.

UN Chief Calls For Global Action

UN chief, Ban Ki-Moon has told global leaders the world faces daunting challenges from tackling climate change to ending conflict in Darfur. He said at the opening of the UN general assembly, that the world body needs to adapt and focus not on rhetoric but on results. President Bush used his 15 minutes at the podium to highlight human rights violations, naming Belarus, North Korea, Syria and Iran. The French president said a nuclear Iran could destabilize world security. Nicholas Sarkoz said that Iran has the right to have nuclear energy but allowing them to have nuclear weapons would mean an unacceptable risk for regional and world stability.