SUDAN

Oscar-nominated actor George Clooney testified before Congress on Wednesday about a humanitarian crisis taking place along the border of Sudan and South Sudan, where residents have been forced to seek refuge in the Nuba Mountains for fear of being killed by constant aerial bombing. Clooney returned from an eight-day trip in the area on Tuesday.

Thanks to the power of social media, Joseph Kony’s 30 minute video, dubbed “Kony 2012” produced by Invisible Children has been viewed more 70 million times on YouTube. The controversial video was uploaded on Monday, March 5, has gone viral and will likely cross 100 million views by the end of this week.

Radio host, actor and filmmaker Alex Jones, uploaded a video on YouTube, and published it in his Web site infowars.com. The video, which claims that the documentary- Kony 2012, is a complete fraud and that it is Angelina Jolie who needs to be arrested for war crimes, has already had more than 127,410 viewers in just a day.

A rare 2006 on-camera interview with Ugandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has resurfaced online, following Invisible Children's viral Web video Kony 2012 and its social media campaign to publicize his alleged war crimes in an effort to see him detained and put on trial.

Since it exploded into the American consciousness earlier this week, Invisible Children's methodology has been much scrutinized, but ICC chief Louis Moreno Ocampo has defended has defended the campaign.

Representatives of Stop Kony 2012 have denied scam claims about the charity, also known as Invisible Children, that have arisen since the group shot to mega-prominence earlier this week.

Is the Kony 2012 video just propaganda to send U.S. troops into Uganda so America can seize the African nation's recently discovered oil reserves?

Soulja Boy has jumped on the bandwagon and has recorded a song to for the movement entitled Stop Kony. The rapper is receiving harsh criticism for what many deem to be a self-promotional move.

A video calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army militia group in Uganda, swept across the Internet this week, attracting a wave of support on Twitter and Facebook along with a skeptical backlash against a little-known team of filmmakers based in San Diego.

Europe's debt crisis and an oil price rally are the biggest threats to global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Friday, adding it was still pumping above its target despite a slide in Iranian production.

Europe's debt crisis and an oil price rally are the biggest threats to global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Friday, adding it was still pumping above its target despite a slide in Iranian production.

On the occasion of the International Women's Day on March 8, 2012, the U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed and honored 10 women from across the globe with the International Women of Courage Awards.

Is Kony 2012 a scam? The Invisible Children charity has come under heavy fire this week as it has drawn sudden and massive attention to its cause of ending the violent reign of Uganda's rebel warlord Joseph Kony with a viral video seeking donations.

International online geek-hacktivist collective Anonymous threw their support behind controversial activist non-profit organization Invisible Children and their current project Kony 2012, which is quickly spreading online in the form of a 30-minute-long call to arms against Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony. In Anonymous's video declaration of support they name April 20, 2012 as a day of action.

The Stop Kony mission and the Kony 2012 video both achieved viral status this week after celebrities joined the campaign to stop Joseph Kony, found of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Now, the founder of the Kony 2012 mission, Invisible Children, has come under scrutiny for its practices and goals.

Kony 2012, a 29-minute documentary about Joseph Kony's atrocities in Uganda which went viral on social media, is now gaining criticism.

Another trend is sweeping across Twitter, gaining much popularity among ordinary citizens and celebrities who have been mobilized to action to end the reign of Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army or LRA.

Stop Kony 2012 began picking up steam after notable celebrities began tweeting out the hashtag, #Kony2012. There is nothing like a social media boost from the likes of Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Jessie J and Stephen Fry to shed light on the plight of the invisible children of Uganda.

Invisible Children, a non-profit organization, started a movement to take down Joseph Kony, a Ugandan guerrilla group leader, and have him arrested for crimes against humanity.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Donald Payne died Tuesday after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was 77. The longtime New Jersey Congressman was the first African American elected to the House from New Jersey and was its only black Congressman prior to his death.

The ICC want Hussein on 20 counts of crimes against humanity, including persecution and rape, and 21 counts or war crimes which include murder and attacks against a civilian population.