Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 4

KHARTOUM -- Three international aid organizations on Tuesday issued a dire warning about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, declaring that the country is experiencing a starvation crisis of unprecedented proportions.

The Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council, and Mercy Corps said in a joint statement that the Sudanese people are dying of hunger amidst a "deafening" silence from the inte