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UN Warns Of South Sudan Genocide Unless World Acts
Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday that South Sudan will be heading toward genocide unless immediate action is taken to impose an arms embargo and pressure leaders of the world's newest nation to end hate speech, incitement and violence.
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Three Quarters Of South Sudanese Need Humanitarian Aid: UN
Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN's World Food Programme director Etharin Cousin told AFP on Tuesday.
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Heavy Gunfire Erupts In South Sudan After President Calls Ceasefire
Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital late on Monday after President Salva Kiir ordered his forces to cease fire and only respond if they came under attack, Reuters witnesses reported.
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UN Chief Calls For Arms Embargo, Sanctions Against South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for an immediate arms embargo against South Sudan in response to an outbreak of heavy fighting that has left hundreds dead.
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Heavy Fighting Erupts In South Sudan Capital Juba
Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on Sunday as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire two days after gun battles left around 150 fighters dead.
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More Than 100 Bodies Recovered From South Sudan Gunfire, Doctors Say
Soldiers have brought scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital after gunfire erupted throughout Juba on Friday evening, a doctor at the hospital said today, as panicked residents worried of a return to civil war.
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Black Boxes in South Sudan Air Crash Recovered: Reports
Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week killing at least 36 people, state radio said today.
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South Sudan Rebel Leader Says President 'Oblivious' to Peace Deal
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar today accused the country's president of ignoring and undermining a peace deal aimed at ending nearly two years of civil war.
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John Kerry Warns South Sudan Leader on Ceasefire
US Secretary of State John Kerry rang the president of South Sudan on Thursday to warn him to respect an oft-broken ceasefire.
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South Sudan Rebel Chief Orders Ceasefire
South Sudan's rebel chief Riek Machar ordered his troops to lay down their arms in line with a ceasefire to end a 20-month civil war, his spokesman said today.
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UN Urges Immediate South Sudan Ceasefire
The UN Security Council on Friday called on South Sudan's warring sides to immediately begin a ceasefire agreed as part of a new peace deal and threatened sanctions against those who undermine the accord.
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South Sudan President Signs Peace Deal Despite Concerns
South Sudan's president signed a peace deal on Wednesday to end a 20-month conflict with rebels, but he told regional African leaders at the ceremony that he had "serious reservations".
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UN Security Council to 'Act Immediately' if South Sudan Peace Deal not Signed
The UN Security Council on Tuesday piled pressure on South Sudan's president, warning it was ready to "act immediately" if he does not sign a deal to end the 20-month war ripping apart the world's youngest nation.
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Forget Egos, Sign Peace Deal: Uganda Tells South Sudan Leaders
Uganda told South Sudan's warring factions on Tuesday to put their egos aside and make peace, a day after President Salva Kiir refused to sign a deal to end a 20-month-old conflict.
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UN Warns Of South Sudan Genocide Unless World Acts
Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday that South Sudan will be heading toward genocide unless immediate action is taken to impose an arms embargo and pressure leaders of the world's newest nation to end hate speech, incitement and violence.
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Three Quarters Of South Sudanese Need Humanitarian Aid: UN
Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN's World Food Programme director Etharin Cousin told AFP on Tuesday.
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Heavy Gunfire Erupts In South Sudan After President Calls Ceasefire
Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital late on Monday after President Salva Kiir ordered his forces to cease fire and only respond if they came under attack, Reuters witnesses reported.
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UN Chief Calls For Arms Embargo, Sanctions Against South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for an immediate arms embargo against South Sudan in response to an outbreak of heavy fighting that has left hundreds dead.
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Heavy Fighting Erupts In South Sudan Capital Juba
Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on Sunday as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire two days after gun battles left around 150 fighters dead.
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More Than 100 Bodies Recovered From South Sudan Gunfire, Doctors Say
Soldiers have brought scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital after gunfire erupted throughout Juba on Friday evening, a doctor at the hospital said today, as panicked residents worried of a return to civil war.
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Black Boxes in South Sudan Air Crash Recovered: Reports
Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week killing at least 36 people, state radio said today.
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South Sudan Rebel Leader Says President 'Oblivious' to Peace Deal
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar today accused the country's president of ignoring and undermining a peace deal aimed at ending nearly two years of civil war.
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John Kerry Warns South Sudan Leader on Ceasefire
US Secretary of State John Kerry rang the president of South Sudan on Thursday to warn him to respect an oft-broken ceasefire.
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South Sudan Rebel Chief Orders Ceasefire
South Sudan's rebel chief Riek Machar ordered his troops to lay down their arms in line with a ceasefire to end a 20-month civil war, his spokesman said today.
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UN Urges Immediate South Sudan Ceasefire
The UN Security Council on Friday called on South Sudan's warring sides to immediately begin a ceasefire agreed as part of a new peace deal and threatened sanctions against those who undermine the accord.
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South Sudan President Signs Peace Deal Despite Concerns
South Sudan's president signed a peace deal on Wednesday to end a 20-month conflict with rebels, but he told regional African leaders at the ceremony that he had "serious reservations".
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UN Security Council to 'Act Immediately' if South Sudan Peace Deal not Signed
The UN Security Council on Tuesday piled pressure on South Sudan's president, warning it was ready to "act immediately" if he does not sign a deal to end the 20-month war ripping apart the world's youngest nation.
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Forget Egos, Sign Peace Deal: Uganda Tells South Sudan Leaders
Uganda told South Sudan's warring factions on Tuesday to put their egos aside and make peace, a day after President Salva Kiir refused to sign a deal to end a 20-month-old conflict.
