<div><p>US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named retired air force general Scott Gration as his special envoy to Sudan to confront the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur.</p><p>"General Gration's personal and professional background, and his service to the country as both a military leader and a humanitarian ...

<div><p>US President Barack Obama will on Wednesday name retired Air Force General Scott Gration as his special envoy to Sudan, a administration official said.</p><p>"The President will be naming Scott Gration as special envoy to Sudan," the official said on condition of anonymity.</p><p ...