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S Sudan rivals in fresh battles, struggle to start peace talks

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 06:30

Government forces and rebels fought fresh battles across South Sudan on Saturday, vowing to step up their offensives as regional peace brokers struggled to get ceasefire talks off the ground.

South Sudan fighting rages as peace efforts drag

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 21:26

Warring parties in South Sudan delayed direct peace talks on Saturday dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end raging fighting and risks of a slide into all-out civil war.

South Sudan Army says closing in to retake rebel-held Bor

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:24

South Sudan rebels are retreating as the army pushes to retake the key town of Bor, the military said Friday, as battles rage despite peace efforts to end the conflict.

US embassy says evacuating more staff from South Sudan

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 15:14

The US embassy in the South Sudanese capital Juba has ordered the evacuation of more staff from the country, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in three weeks of fighting between rebels and government troops.

UN warns South Sudan`s warring rivals must protect civilians

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 14:24

The top UN aid official in South Sudan warned that soldiers and rebels must protect civilians and aid workers, or risk worsening a conflict feared to have already left thousands of people dead.

India sending team of senior officials to assess South Sudan scene

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:59

India is sending a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in South Sudan.

South Sudan`s Army loses strategic city

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 18:39

South Sudan`s army admitted Wednesday that rebels had seized Bor city, the capital of Jonglei state, but said "the fighting is still going on".

South Sudan govt, rebels set for New Year`s Day talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 09:46

South Sudan`s government and rebels are set for New Year`s Day peace talks in Ethiopia`s capital, Addis Ababa, to thrash out a ceasefire to end weeks of ethnic bloodletting in the world`s newest state.

South Sudan clashes: Machar`s White Army battling govt troops to retake Bor

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:49

The fighting in South Sudan that has pitted Kiir`s Dinka tribe against Machar`s Neur tribe, has been going on since two weeks now and has killed over 1000 people, according to the UN.

South Sudan rebel chief says marching on capital despite peace talks

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 13:15

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar said he was not yet ready to call a ceasefire and hold face-to-face talks with President Salva Kiir, claiming that anti-government forces were marching on the capital.

African Union threatens sanctions on those inciting South Sudan violence

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:30

The African Union has threatened targeted sanctions against those inciting the violence in South Sudan and hampering international efforts to negotiate an end to the two-week outburst of fighting that risks drawing in the wider region.

Battles rage in South Sudan as ceasefire hopes fade

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 17:35

South Sudanese rebels allied to ex-vice president Riek Machar sought to retake control of a key town on Monday, the army said, as hopes faded that an upcoming ceasefire deadline will be obeyed in the violence-wracked nation.