The gunmen, whose bullets missed Dr. Denis Mukwege, the director of a hospital that treats victims of sexual violence, killed a security guard and threatened three children.

Though Israel maintained official silence over Sudan’s assertion that the Israeli military destroyed a Khartoum weapons factory, officials spoke openly about what they described as Sudan’s destabilizing role.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta says that he and top military commanders felt that they needed more information before deploying troops after the Sept. 11 attack.

The Ugandan government threatened to rethink its role in regional diplomacy after being accused of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Ugandan government threatened to rethink its role in regional diplomacy after being accused of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta says that he and top military commanders felt that they needed more information before deploying troops after the Sept. 11 attack.