Will China be the Largest Market for Gold Surpassing India?

By Economy Watch

Gold demand in China expanded to record levels in the first quarter of 2012, with total consumer demand in China surging 10 percent to reach a new high of 255.2 tonnes. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, GOLD PRICES, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, INVESTMENT

Israel: Tel Aviv Petrol Bombs Attack on African Migrants as Tensions Intensify

By IBTimes UK

An Israeli man was charged with arson after he threw Molotov cocktails at the homes of African migrants in Tel Aviv. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: ISRAEL, EGYPT

South Africa’s Mbeki In Sudan To Mediate Peace Talks

By IBTimes

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was in Khartoum on Friday to try and push Sudan and South Sudan back to the negotiation table. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: UNITED NATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA

Half Of South Sudan Facing Hunger Crisis: UN

By IBTimes

More than four million people in South Sudan -- about half of the country's population -- face hunger and food shortages as clashes with Sudan along the border continue, according to the United Nations. (May 16)

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Caesar Acellam, LRA’s 4th Highest Ranking Member, Captured By Ugandan Forces; Joseph Kony Still At Large

By IBTimes

Ugandan officials have captured Caesar Acellam, a top commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army Saturday, dealing another blow to the increasingly weak militant group. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UGANDA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

First South Sudanese Refugees Flown Out Of Sudan

By IBTimes

A total of 164 people arrived in South Sudan's capital city, and some 15,000 more will be moved from the Kosti refugee camp in the White Nile State to Khartoum, where they will board southbound planes by May 20. (May 14)

A Mother's Day Story: Save the Children Calls on World Leaders to End Preventable Child Death [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes AU

Many parts of the world will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. Meanwhile, in some unfortunate places, mothers continue to struggle just to find food for their children. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, AUSTRALIA, ICELAND, MALI, NIGER

Sudan and S.Sudan at odds over talks after fighting

By Reuters UK

South Sudan said on Thursday it was ready to reopen negotiations "any time" on a range of disputes with its northern neighbour Sudan after a spasm of fighting, but Khartoum said there could be no such talks unless the two sides settled security issues. (May 10)

South Sudan Accuses North Sudan Of Launching Airstrikes On Its Soil

By IBTimes

South Sudan accused Northern Sudan of conducting new airstrikes and shelling within its territory in direct violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution that aims to end hostilities between the two nations wrought from civil war. (May 10)

Uganda says could eject Oxfam over land grab claims

By Reuters UK

Uganda has threatened to kick out Oxfam after the British charity accused the government of complicity in violent land grabs for commercial gains, according to the interior ministry. (May 09)

MORE TOPICS: UGANDA, RWANDA, MOZAMBIQUE