Bush announces sanctions against Sudan

WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush announced fresh sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday to punish Khartoum over the continued violence in the Darfur region.   

Bush ordered economic sanctions, barring 30 companies "owned or controlled by the government of Sudan" from the US financial system.    

"It is a crime for American companies and individuals to knowingly do business with them," he said.   

He also said he was barring people found responsible for violence in Darfur from doing business with Americans and would continue to work toward a diplomatic solution through the United Nations.