Civilians told to leave S Sudan city

UN ambassador said Wednesday that nearly 180,000 people sheltering in UN bases in his war-torn country should be encouraged to return home despite ongoing fighting.

Amnesty International accuses Sudan's army of committing war crimes by bombing and shelling civilians in its South Kordofan region.

The UN has warned the situation in South Sudan has actually worsened since a peace deal was signed by the president and the rebel leader last month under intense international pressure.

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>The Uganda People’s Defence Force will only leave South Sudan if there is an alternative security arrangement, Maj Gen David Muhoozi, the commander of Land Forces has said.

Uganda has started pulling its troops out of South Sudan – 48 hours after the UN Security Council ramped up the pressure on warring parties to the conflict and their foreign allies.

The husband of a woman on death row in Sudan for abandoning the Islamic faith tells the BBC he has been told nothing about her possible release.

South Sudan's rebels are strengthening their defences in the key city of Bentiu in anticipation of a government offensive to recapture the oil-rich area, a BBC reporter there says.

South Sudanese government forces recapture key city of Bentiu from rebels, army spokesman says