Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends

Fewer people than usual were on the streets of Khartoum, patrolled by heavily armed paramilitaries. [AFP]

Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to resume talks with Sudan's ruling generals, an Ethiopian mediator said Tuesday.

The apparent breakthrough, which the military rulers had yet to confirm, came as a top US diplomat prepared to embark on a mission to press the generals to halt the crackdown on protesters demanding civilian rule.