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AP - Sudan and the U.N. signed an agreement Wednesday to guarantee humanitarian access to refugees in Darfur, where violence and government restrictions have prevented aid from reaching victims of a bloody conflict.

A U.S. commander said Tuesday he is "deeply ashamed" by the Marine killings of Afghan civilians in March and reported that the American military has made condolence payments to their families

AP - Palestinians called on Israel Wednesday to seize the opportunity to negotiate peace without preconditions, but Israel refused and accused the Palestinian government of waging a terror campaign.

Reuters - Sudan cleared the way for the United Nations to bolster an African Union force struggling to maintain peace in Darfur when it agreed on Monday to accept U.N. attack helicopters as part of the plan.