Bentiu

• Over 100,000 Seeking Shelter in South Sudan United Nations Bases

  The number of civilians seeking shelter in United Nations bases in war-torn South Sudan has reached over 100,000 for the first time in more than six-months of conflict, the UN said on Thursday.

• UN Security Council asks for inquiry into South Sudan massacre

  The United Nations Security Council asked for an urgent investigation on Thursday into the ethnic massacre of hundreds of people in South Sudan's oil hub Bentiu and expressed its willingness to "take additional measures" if there are more attacks on civilians.

• Civilians pay heavy price in worsening South Sudan war

  Gebriel Mabil was sitting at home in Bentiu, South Sudan, when the war found him, a lone bullet tearing through the wall striking his seven-year-old son in the jaw.

• Rebels said to control some South Sudan oil fields

  Armed rebels were said to be in control of some of South Sudan's oil fields on Friday, raising questions of how long the country's oil will flow.