Topic: Permanent Court of Arbitration
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Terrorism & Security Amid dispute over oil, Sudan bombs South Sudanese towns (+video)
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan, it took three quarters of the formerly united country's oil, which has since been a source of tension and conflict.
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Sudanese government forces defy withdrawal schedule for Abyei
Sudanese government forces remain in the disputed Abyei region, flouting the first phase of the withdrawal schedule and complicating efforts to settle the area's status.
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Sudanese from border region skeptical of newest Abyei agreement
The thousands of Sudanese civilians who fled Abyei last month are wary about returning because they doubt the staying power of the most recent agreement to bring peace.
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Chevron's Ecuador problem: Oil giant vows to fight $9 billion environmental ruling
Chevron and the plaintiffs have both vowed to appeal the Ecuadorean court ruling, with the US oil company calling it 'illegitimate and unenforceable' and the plaintiffs saying the damages award is far too little.
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How a residency dispute in one key town could lead Sudan back to war
Weeks before semiautonomous South Sudan votes on whether to secede from Sudan, people in the flashpoint border town of Abyei are concerned that a residency dispute could reignite a decades-long civil war.
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Preparations for a vote on Sudan's border region are stalled
While plans for South Sudan referendum move forward, preparations for a vote on Abyei, a contested border region that could join South Sudan, are making little headway.
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