Sudan's Truce Extension Fails to Halt Ongoing Violence.

The United Nations has warned of a serious risk of violence escalating in Sudan's West Darfur region as heavy battles raged across the country despite the warring sides agreeing to a new ceasefire. The fighting has reawakened a two-decade-old conflict in the western Darfur region where dozens have died this week. The violence in Sudan has sent tens of thousands of refugees across the country's borders and threatens to compound instability across a volatile swath of Africa between the Sahel and the Red Sea.