U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R-4th Dist.) returned this week from the Sudan and vowed to press the Bush administration to provide new aid for African Union peacekeepers in the embattled Darfur region. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, who returned this week from a tour of Sudanese refugee camps, says the U.S. government has helped stabilize the health of civil war victims and now must help them rebuild their lives. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith has met with leaders in Sudan, pressing them to improve human rights and to resolve violent conflict in the African nation's Darfur region. Read more

Delays in investigating the killing of dozens of Ethiopians who were protesting against alleged electoral fraud may lead to loss of evidence and testimony from victims and witnesses, a congressman from New Jersey said Wednesday. Read more

Worried that House Republican leaders are poised to oust Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) as chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, a wide array of veterans groups is warning that such a move would send the wrong signal to U.S. troops abroad. Read more

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Eighteen foreign activists jailed by the military junta in Myanmar for distributing anti-government leaflets were expelled from that country Saturday and arrived in Bangkok to weeping relatives. ``Of course, I’m very happy,″ screamed Ellene Sana, 36, of the Philippines. ``I didn’t want to stay there any longer.″ The activists, including six Americans, were convicted in a one-day trial in Myanmar on Friday of violating the Emergency Provisions Act and sentenced to five ye... Read more