KHARTOUM - Shells hit a United Nations base in Sudan's troubled South Kordofan state on Friday killing one Ethiopian peacekeeper and wounding two others, officials said. Residents suspect stray fire hit the base and that anti-government rebels had targeted a football stadium to be used for a regional tournament starting on Tuesday. Khartoum accuses neighbouring South Sudan of backing the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) rebels in South Kordofan. Tensions between the two have escalated this week, endangering a vital oil deal. "I condemn this shelling, which killed one...
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