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 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The African Union extended the Tuesday midnight deadline for a peace pact aimed at resolving violence in Sudan's Darfur region that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, the chief AU mediator said.
The 48-hour extension came as the United States, Britain and Libya sent top envoys to press the Sudanese government and rebels to reach a compromise to ending fighting that has also driven millions from their homes.
The time limit for an agreement was set to run out at midnight Tuesday, but U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick predicted an extension after he waded into the long-stymied talks and began pressuring rival factions to strike a deal. British Cabinet member Hilary Benn joined him.
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