ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Talks on Sudan dragged into a third day Tuesday as delegations from the rival north and south thrashed out sticking points after a reported agreement that northern troops would leave disputed Abyei. Sudan President Omar al-Bashir left Addis Ababa Monday night but members of his delegation stayed behind to iron out remaining points of contention, officials said. His counterpart from the south, Salva Kiir, who met briefly Monday with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before her early departure, had also left and was believed to be back in the south Sudan capital Juba, an aide said. The…
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