Sudan's ruling military council said it foiled an attempted military coup, just days after the military and a pro-democracy coalition agreed on a joint sovereign council to rule the country during a transition period until elections are held.
Sudan's pro-democracy leaders press their campaign of civil disobedience until the ruling military council is ousted and killers of protesters are punished.
Sudanese pro-democracy protesters remained defiant of the country's military rulers, a day after security forces violently cleared away their staging area.
Destinations include the violence-plagued Democratic Republic of Congo, ISIS-targeted Iraqi Kurdistan, and the no-friend-of-the-United States: North Korea.
Myanmar, Libya, Egypt, North Korea, China, Russia, Nigeria and many other nations are singled out in the new human rights Report from Obama administration.