Declan Walsh

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Declan Walsh

12 hours agoJudge Rules US Gov. Violated Order With South Sudan DeportationsA judge has ruled that the US government violated his order by deporting eight men to South Sudan without allowing them to challenge removal to a third country. The judge said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defied his April 18 ruling, which requires immigrants to be allowed to contest deportation to countries other than their own.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Declan Walsh

The United States intends to impose new sanctions on Sudan's military-led government after determining that it used chemical weapons last year, the State Department said on Thursday. In a brief statement announcing the decision, the State Department offered little detail about where or how the weapons had been used, saying only that it had notified Congress of a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the international treaty that outlaws the production or use of chemical weapons.

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Declan Walsh

THE children died one after the other. Twelve acutely malnourished infants living in one corner of Sudan’s war-ravaged capital, Khartoum. Abdo, an 18-month-old boy, had been rushed to a clinic by his mother as he was dying. His ribs protruded from his withered body. The next day, a doctor laid him out on a blanket with a teddy bear motif, his eyes closed.

1 month ago | themirror.com | Declan Walsh

Legendary NFL Draft reporter does not own cell phone and uses 5 landlinesReporter Mel Kiper Jr. still works at ESPN and has long been known for his unique approach to covering the NFL Draft, as highlighted by former colleague Todd McShayFormer ESPN analyst Todd McShay let slip that his colleague, the NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr., is a bit of an old-school reporter without a cell phone, instead juggling up to five landline numbers.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Declan Walsh

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The children died one after the other. Twelve acutely malnourished infants living in one corner of Sudan’s war-ravaged capital, Khartoum. Abdo, an 18-month-old boy, had been rushed to a clinic by his mother as he was dying. His ribs protruded from his withered body. The next day, a doctor laid him out on a blanket with a teddy bear motif, his eyes closed.