Annan blasts Khartoum’s offensive against rebels in Darfur
UN chief Kofi Annan blasted a Sudanese government onslaught against rebels in strife-torn Darfur as Security Council members vented mounting exasperation with Khartoum’s refusal to accept a UN takeover of peacekeeping there. Annan briefed the 15-member council on “deeply dismaying reports of renewed fighting, particularly in North Darfur.” Full Story