First the Janjaweed surrounded the town, then Sudanese government planes bombed from the air.
The town's population is about 15, 000 today, compared with about 4, 000 people in 1950.
Presidential hopefuls have already begun visiting the town: John McCain made a stop on March 17.
Almost every American town is dotted by historic Episcopal, United Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches.
Jackson, nestled in the scenic town of Bar Harbor, Maine, is in the mouse business.
This was a working day, but the centre of the capital Nicosia was a ghost town.
By asking around pubs in town, they tracked down the owner, who lived in York.
Next up is friendly Williams, a railroad town loaded with courtyard motels and mom-and-pop diners.
Grand Hyatt Beijing is an elegant, modern hotel located right in the heart of town.
And finally, make sure you get your beauty sleep in before you hit the town.
But when Restaurant Week India comes to town, Mumbaikars slow down and make reservations.
Edged by jagged limestone outcrops, it rises from the plains just outside the town of Cashel.
About 75km north of Cape Town, the vineyards continue around the artsy town of Darling.
But the town-by-town franchise licensing process remains the company s last, and most cumbersome, obstacle.
Now many Smithtown residents want their town council to get more out of Verizon.
I'm completely focussed on getting things ready for the new season with Huddersfield Town.
Every year, the town of Avon, Ohio, finds itself in a very sticky situation.
The odd-shaped boxes on down-town buildings that remind you of air-raid sirens are the antennas.
In Japan the government is using its fibers in experimentally wiring an entire Japanese town, Nara.
Ptolemy rightly identified the town as the gateway to Seres, the Land of Silk.
It is the first time since 1909 that a town has been granted a royal title.
BBC: Wootton Bassett given Royal prefix by the Princess Royal
After the sun sets, visitors stay occupied at the strip of bars in town.
Two ranchers with adjacent properties each donated one half square mile to create the town.
Five minutes outside town, I find myself cycling a rented bike along a deserted road.
Pack up your family and what you can carry and get out of town.
In 1859, Hellman emigrated from a small town in Bavaria to the rough-and-tumble settlement of Los Angeles.
Wootton Bassett has been officially renamed with the prefix "Royal" in a ceremony in the Wiltshire town.
BBC: Wootton Bassett given Royal prefix by the Princess Royal
The manufacturing heartland of the early gnome or dwarf centred on the town of Graefenroda in Germany.
Just outside of town, hiking opportunities abound in the lush green hills that tower over the fjord.
Across town, in the Indira Nagar area, Toit Brewpub serves up Basmati blondes and Belgian whites.
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