TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: When the Sudanese refused to hand over three individuals identified as involved in the assassination plot, the UN Security Council passed a resolution criticizing their inaction and eventually sanctioned Khartoum in April 1996.

SOLUTION: Sudan refused to hand over three individuals involved in the assassination plot, UN passed a resolution criticizing their inaction and sanctioned Khartoum in April 1996.

PROBLEM: In few other modern cities are you likely to see such a variety of costumes. Hasidic Jews wear black hats, often trimmed with fur, and long black or brocaded coats - garb dating from their origins in 18th-century eastern Europe.

SOLUTION: In other modern cities you are likely to see such a cariety of costumes,Hasidic Jews wear black hats, often trimmed with fur, and long black or brocaded coats.

PROBLEM: It does seem clear that the ratio of mail delivered to rural boxes to mail delivered to city addresses is an important factor in determining profitability.

SOLUTION:
It's clear that the ratio of rural mail delivery to city mail delivery is an important in grading profitability.