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82-Year-Old Pope Kisses Feet Of Leaders For "Peace", Leaves Them Stunned
Pope Francis, in a dramatic gesture after an unprecedented retreat at the Vatican, knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan's previously warring leaders on Thursday as he urged them to not return to a civil war.
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South Sudan Gunmen Kills 28, Kidnaps 43 Children In Ethiopia
Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, a government official said on Wednesday, another demonstration of how Sudan's civil war threatens the region.
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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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150 Dead In South Sudan Gunfight Between Forces Backing President And Vice-President
Heavy fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital today as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire two days after gun battles left at least 150 fighters dead.
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South Sudan Unable To Cope With Mental Trauma Of Civil War
Amnesty International says South Sudan is unable to cope with high levels of mental trauma suffered by survivors of the country's civil war.
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War-hit South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Celebrations
The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, has cancelled its fifth independence celebrations as it struggles to end a civil war that has left thousands dead and ravaged the economy, the government said on Tuesday.
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Aid Reaches South Sudan War Zone but Famine Risk Remains: UN
Aid workers in war-torn South Sudan have reached one of the worst hit areas where thousands are feared dying of starvation, the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned conditions may yet worsen.
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Pope Francis Holds Private Meeting With President of Warring South Sudan
Pope Francis held a private meeting with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Friday, pushing for peace in the world's newest nation that has endured nearly two years of civil war, a Vatican spokesman said.
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16,000 Children in South Sudan Forced into Conflict This Year: UN
Up to 16,000 children have been forced to join the fighting in South Sudan since the start of this year, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) 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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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 Aid Chief Warns of 'Devastating' Toll in South Sudan War
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned today of the "devastating" toll on civilians in South Sudan, as he witnessed the impact of 19 months of a civil war marked by atrocities.
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US 'Heartbreak, Horror' on South Sudan Anniversary
A top aide of President Barack Obama spoke of her heartbreak and horror at the plight of South Sudan, which marked four turbulent years of independence Thursday under the shadow of civil war.
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No Peace in Sight as South Sudan Sinks Into 'New Brutality'
Girls gang raped by soldiers then burned alive, boys castrated, armies of child fighters: the litany of atrocities in South Sudan's civil war is growing, with the international community apparently powerless to stop the fighting.
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Hundreds More Child Soldiers Recruited in South Sudan: Report
Warring forces in South Sudan have abducted as many as a thousand more child soldiers in the latest abuses in the 18-month long civil war, military monitors said today.
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82-Year-Old Pope Kisses Feet Of Leaders For "Peace", Leaves Them Stunned
Pope Francis, in a dramatic gesture after an unprecedented retreat at the Vatican, knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan's previously warring leaders on Thursday as he urged them to not return to a civil war.
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South Sudan Gunmen Kills 28, Kidnaps 43 Children In Ethiopia
Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, a government official said on Wednesday, another demonstration of how Sudan's civil war threatens the region.
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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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150 Dead In South Sudan Gunfight Between Forces Backing President And Vice-President
Heavy fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital today as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire two days after gun battles left at least 150 fighters dead.
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South Sudan Unable To Cope With Mental Trauma Of Civil War
Amnesty International says South Sudan is unable to cope with high levels of mental trauma suffered by survivors of the country's civil war.
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War-hit South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Celebrations
The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, has cancelled its fifth independence celebrations as it struggles to end a civil war that has left thousands dead and ravaged the economy, the government said on Tuesday.
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Aid Reaches South Sudan War Zone but Famine Risk Remains: UN
Aid workers in war-torn South Sudan have reached one of the worst hit areas where thousands are feared dying of starvation, the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned conditions may yet worsen.
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Pope Francis Holds Private Meeting With President of Warring South Sudan
Pope Francis held a private meeting with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Friday, pushing for peace in the world's newest nation that has endured nearly two years of civil war, a Vatican spokesman said.
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16,000 Children in South Sudan Forced into Conflict This Year: UN
Up to 16,000 children have been forced to join the fighting in South Sudan since the start of this year, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) 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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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 Aid Chief Warns of 'Devastating' Toll in South Sudan War
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned today of the "devastating" toll on civilians in South Sudan, as he witnessed the impact of 19 months of a civil war marked by atrocities.
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US 'Heartbreak, Horror' on South Sudan Anniversary
A top aide of President Barack Obama spoke of her heartbreak and horror at the plight of South Sudan, which marked four turbulent years of independence Thursday under the shadow of civil war.
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No Peace in Sight as South Sudan Sinks Into 'New Brutality'
Girls gang raped by soldiers then burned alive, boys castrated, armies of child fighters: the litany of atrocities in South Sudan's civil war is growing, with the international community apparently powerless to stop the fighting.
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Hundreds More Child Soldiers Recruited in South Sudan: Report
Warring forces in South Sudan have abducted as many as a thousand more child soldiers in the latest abuses in the 18-month long civil war, military monitors said today.
