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British aid worker shot dead in South Sudan
JUBA — A British aid worker in war-torn South Sudan was shot dead late Tuesday in the capital Juba, the government said. The Briton, who was working for the US aid organization the Carter Center, was killed by a gunman who ...
Hundreds of South Sudan child soldiers freed: UN
JUBA — South Sudanese rebels on Tuesday released 280 child soldiers, the first batch of some 3,000 to be freed but with thousands more still fighting, the UN children’s agency said. Some 12,000 children, mainly boys, have been forcibly recruited by ...
UN Security Council threaten S. Sudan leaders with sanctions
    JUBA — UN Security Council envoys warned South Sudan’s warring leaders Tuesday they would face sanctions if a civil war that has pushed the young nation to the brink of famine does not stop. “The council has made it very clear: ...
S.Sudan crisis ‘deteriorates’ after six months of war
JUBA — Aid agencies warned on Sunday that starvation and diseases like malaria and cholera were set to intensify the crisis in South Sudan, which has been devastated by six months of conflict. War in the young nation has already killed ...
S.Sudan ceasefire crumbles
    JUBA — Warring forces in South Sudan battled on Thursday, trading blame for breaking a ceasefire as the civil war entered its sixth month amid warnings of famine if bloodshed continues. Both sides reported heavy fighting in the key oil-producing ...
South Sudan ceasefire broken as rebels and army battle
    JUBA — Fighting between South Sudanese rebels and government troops raged on Monday, just days after a fresh cease-fire deal, dashing hopes to a swift end to five months of civil war. Both sides accused each other of attacking the other ...
S. Sudan rebel chief promises talks to end war
    JUBA — South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has promised to attend peace talks, UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday as he pushed efforts to end a brutal civil war he said “enrages my soul”. The UN secretary general flew into ...
UN rights chief arrives in S. Sudan
JUBA — The UN’s top human rights official arrived in South Sudan on Monday, officials said, amid an increase in global concern over the country’s civil war and a wave of atrocities. A spokesman of the UN Mission in South Sudan ...
S. Sudan Army battles rebels in worsening war
JUBA — South Sudan’s Army said on Saturday they had “lost communication” with commanders battling rebels in a key oil state where rebels have seized a major town, amid a worsening conflict engulfing the young nation. However, army spokesman Malaak Ayuen ...
Crocodile close calls: UK man walks length of Nile
JUBA — Close calls with crocodiles and a brutal civil war have not deterred a British man from attempting to walk the length of the Nile River. The yearlong, 4,250 mile journey along the world’s longest river will see the ...
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