US seeks sanctions against South Sudan rebel leader, army chief
The United States on Friday proposed that South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar as well as the army chief and information minister face UN sanctions for their role in fueling violence in the war-torn country.
Nov 19, 2016, 05:27 AM IST
US to seek UN arms embargo against South Sudan
The United States has launched a bid at the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan following UN warnings that the war-torn country could descend into genocide.
Nov 18, 2016, 03:42 AM IST
South Sudan army and rebels clash, at least 15 dead
The army said it moved in after spotting rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar trying to steal cattle in Adaab el Bahr village in Unity State.
Nov 17, 2016, 21:54 PM IST
UN warns mass atrocities real risk in South Sudan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that there is a real risk of mass atrocities being committed in South Sudan, following a sharp rise in hate speech and ethnic incitement.
Nov 17, 2016, 03:48 AM IST
Kenya says withdrawing from South Sudan after Kenyan head of UN force is fired
Kenya announced Wednesday it was withdrawing from United Nations peacekeeping duties in South Sudan after UN chief Ban Ki-moon fired the Kenyan head of the force for failing to protect civilians.
Nov 02, 2016, 23:01 PM IST
UN peacekeepers failed to respond to South Sudan hotel attack: Inquiry
United Nations peacekeepers failed to respond to an attack on civilians by South Sudanese government troops at the Hotel Terrain in the capital Juba in July, less than a mile from a U.N. compound, a U.N. inquiry found on Tuesday.
Nov 02, 2016, 17:35 PM IST
UN warns of increasing violence as tensions rise in south Sudan
The UN warned Wednesday of increasing violence in parts of South Sudan, as the government was forced to publicly dismiss rumours of President Salva Kiir`s death to quell rising tensions.
Oct 12, 2016, 20:30 PM IST
South Sudan says rebels kill 21 civilians in ambush
Rebels attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan, killing 21 people, the government said, as violence between rival forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former vice president risks dragging the country back into civil war.
Oct 10, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
US threatens UN arms embargo on South Sudan
The United States on Wednesday threatened to push for a UN arms embargo on South Sudan if the government blocks the deployment of a new regional force and impedes the work of UN peacekeepers.
Sep 15, 2016, 03:39 AM IST
South Sudan leader agrees to extra UN peacekeepers
South Sudan`s President Salva Kiir on Sunday agreed to the deployment of a regional protection force to beef up the UN`s large UN peacekeeping mission in the war-scarred nation after initially opposing it as a breach of national sovereignty.
Sep 05, 2016, 05:15 AM IST
Security Council urges South Sudan to accept `protection force`
The UN Security Council on Saturday urged South Sudan to drop its opposition to the deployment of a regional protection force to beef up a large UN peacekeeping mission in the war-scarred country.
Sep 04, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
John Kerry tells South Sudan leaders to stick to peace deal or face sanctions
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged South Sudan`s leaders to "get the job done" by fully implementing a peace deal or face a UN arms embargo and sanctions.
Aug 23, 2016, 11:16 AM IST
Kerry urges deployment of South Sudan `protection force`
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Monday for the deployment of a 4,000-strong "protection force" to bolster the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Aug 22, 2016, 19:32 PM IST
22 killed from Cholera outbreak in South Sudan
At least 22 people were killed in a cholera outbreak in South Sudan representing a case fatality rate of (CFR) of 2.49 per cent, the UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2016, 22:34 PM IST
South Sudan accepts deployment of regional force: IGAD
South Sudan on Friday accepted the deployment of a regional intervention force after escalating violence put a fragile peace deal in danger.
Aug 06, 2016, 01:57 AM IST
South Sudan security forces killed, raped civilians: UN
Government security forces in South Sudan executed civilians and gang raped women and girls during and after heavy fighting last month in the capital Juba, the United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday.
Aug 04, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
South Sudan on brink of an abyss: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that South Sudan remains precariously poised on the brink of an abyss, and warned that the promises of the new state for peace, justice and opportunity have been squandered.
Jul 29, 2016, 07:48 AM IST
More than 37,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda: UN
More than 37,000 people have fled South Sudan for neighbouring Uganda in the last three weeks following intense fighting between rival troops that left hundreds dead, the UN`s refugee body said Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
Doomed EgyptAir flight broke up midair after fire: Report
An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported Friday.
Jul 23, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
Ugandan Army says 38,000 evacuated from South Sudan conflict
The Ugandan Army said Wednesday it had evacuated 38,000 civilians caught up in fighting in Juba, the capital of crisis-hit South Sudan.
Jul 20, 2016, 22:25 PM IST
