South Sudan Anniversary

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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.

• War, Hunger Darken South Sudan Third Anniversary

  South Sudan's warring leaders called on each other to restart peace talks on Wednesday, all the while trading blame for a raging civil war that marred independence celebrations in the world's youngest nation.

• War and Hunger Darken South Sudan Third Anniversary

  Thousands of South Sudanese waved flags at military parades to mark three years of independence on Wednesday, despite little to celebrate in a war-torn young nation ravaged by ethnic atrocities and threatened with famine.

• War-Torn South Sudan Marks Third Anniversary as Famine Looms

  South Sudan marks its third anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with civil war raging, the young nation divided by ethnic atrocities and on the brink of famine.