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Khartoum (Sudan), Sep 1 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Mohamed Abu Obaid).- The trial against the former Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir, and 20 other people for their role in a military coup in 1989 resumed on Tuesday in Khartoum.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL AND PROTEST OUTSIDE THE COURT.
Military vehicle head to the protest site in Khartoum as Sudan's military rulers try to break up a sit-in outside capital's army headquarters. IMAGES
The United States voices hope that a transitional body to lead Haiti, set up at a crisis meeting a week ago, could be ready "as soon as today." SOUNDBITE
The United Nations Security Council calls for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as conditions in the country deteriorate. Fourteen countries backed the resolution, proposed by Britain, with only Russia abstaining on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue." IMAGES
Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, casts his vote as polls open in a referendum on a new constitution, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta. IMAGES
EU Council President Charles Michel meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he threatens to veto a massive aid package of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) and a promise of formal membership talks with Ukraine during the upcoming EU summit. IMAGES