and i m jessica. you may have already heard of darfur. it s a region of the african country sudan. and since 2003 a bloody war has been fought there. one connecticut high school is working to raise awareness about the terrible acts of genocide there. amanda s got the story. we re here to talk to you today a little bit about the situation in a place called darfur. reporter: the group on this stage may appear small, but the mission they ve set out to accomplish is huge. since 2003 the government of sudan has sponsored a genocide, specifically against the people in the darfur region, ethnic africans, indigenous people. and since that time at the current point estimates are that over 500,000 people have been killed. millions more displaced from their homes. and it s an absolute tragedy. reporter: in response to this crisis vice principal tim salem and these connecticut high school students have formed a coalition. they call it project darfur. project darfur is importa
and international court s rules of kosovo s declaration of independence was lawful. serviette refuses to appreciate biggio serbia uses to recognize this. we will not under any circumstances. hugo chavez says he will sever ties with colombia. mayra can authorities opened up three one-third of the fishing grounds closed after the bp oil spill. very warm welcome to bbc world news. coming up later for you the race is on to find the so called god particle. the americans are coming up on the outside. also irrepressible, iconic now desmond tutu says it is almost time to start slowing down. the international court of justice in the hague has ruled that cause of a s declaration of ndependence kosovo s declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate into international law. it is non-binding, but it is expected to lead to applications by kosovo for further international recognition. we have this from belgrade. it was the most important moment since they were de
insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? and now bbc world news. and international court s rules of kosovo s declaration of independence was lawful. serviette refuses to appreciate biggio serbia uses to recognize this. we will not under any circumstances. hugo chavez says he will sever ties with colombia. mayra can authorities opened up three one-third of the fishing grounds closed after the bp oil spill. very warm welcome to bbc world news. coming up later for you the race is on to find the so called god particle. the americans are coming up on the outside. also irrepressible, iconic now desmond tutu says it is almost time to start slowing down. the international court of justice in the hague has ruled that cause of a s declaration of ndependence kosovo s declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate into international law. it is non-binding, but it is expected to lead to applications by kosovo for further internat
springtime, this critical time of year, when this and other organisms are breeding and eggs into the water, floating through it. a deadly toxic. so what we re seeing here, even though it s not that big, thick oil, this is still big, big trouble. pretty astounding to see those pictures. another big problem in the gulf. questions about whether the seafood is safe to eat. the fda has said that fish and seafood harvested from unaffected waters in the gulf are safe, and the government also says no contaminated products have played it to the market, or to your plate, but two big promises, but how can we actually be sure? so to find out, chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta spent some time at the place where seafood taken from the gulf is actually being tested. check this out. reporter: behind these doors, huge decisions are being made. tests that determine whether or not the seafood in the gulf is safe for us to eat.
it looks like a scene straight out of a crime scene show. what you re looking at is a chain of custody record because the fish being tested are literally treated like evidence. you got keep track of where it s been and who s handled it. this is the testing facility. these are fish over here that are being tested, trying to figure out if indeed they are safe. aluminum foil, special instruments, workers wearing gloves. they want to be very careful not to contaminate and make sure their records and the testing is as accurate as possible. thousands of fish tested since april 28th. just a week after the oil spill. brought leer in huge ice units. we re here in mississippi. got a lot of fish behind us here. yes. bagged and tagged. yes they are. important. part of the process. reporter: dr. john stein is head of noaa seafood testing program. you go around the country and talk about what s happening in the gulf. the question always comes up. is the seafood safe? yes. reporter: and you