At least 41 people have been killed and 63 others injured in a gun attack in South Sudan’s eastern state of Jonglei, a regional official says.

South Sudan's army has killed almost 100 members of a small tribe, executing some of them in cold blood, during seven months of fighting with rebels in the eastern Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.

Two years after the establishment of South Sudan, huge challenges still stand in the way of South Sudanese to realize their aspirations for a better country.

Officials in South Sudan say two separate bouts of violence have killed 12 people.

Due to lack of troops and aircraft, the United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan are not able to protect civilians affected by fighting in the east of the country, head of the UN mission in South Sudan says.

The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.

A dozen people, including Indian peacekeepers, have been killed in an attack on a UN convoy in Jongali state, east of South Sudan.

South Sudan provided logistical, financial and political support — but not weapons — to rebels fighting Sudanese government forces, according to a report from the Small Arms Survey, an independent Swiss research group.

The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on Sunday urged the Darfur armed movements to join the dialogue with the Sudan government to reach a peaceful solution for the conflict in the region.

A Sudanese official says six people have been killed and one injured in an armed attack by South Sudan's army against a Sudanese Arab tribe.

The Sudanese military says armed groups linked to South Sudan have attacked tribesmen in Samaha, a region claimed by both sides.

South Sudan chief mediator Pagan Amum arrived in Khartoum Saturday to reactivate the cooperation agreement signed between Sudan and South Sudan in September.

Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations said here Friday that more refugees, with an overwhelming majority of them women and children, are arriving at a refugee camp in South Sudan to flee "intensified fighting" in neighboring Sudan.

Six people died of and 10 others are infected with unknown fever in various areas in Sudan's South Darfur state, Khartoum's Al-Sudani daily reported Tuesday.

Two children were killed and eight civilians injured on Tuesday when rebels of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)/northern sector launched a mortar strike on Kadogli, capital of Sudan's South Kordofan State, according to Sudanese army spokesman.

Juba — Angry demonstrators have clashed with police forces in main city centre of Juba where the police fired live bullets to disperse the protest.

Amnesty International has called on South Sudan to launch an investigation into “shocking human rights violations” against civilians by its security forces.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The oil company Dar Petroleum said Friday it will begin oil production in South Sudan as soon as possible following a security deal signed with Sudan, though getting back to full production remains several months away.

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An official says the South Sudanese military sank a boat carrying 170 of its own soldiers on the Nile river, killing at least 10, after mistaking them for enemy forces.

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YIDA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan says 16 people have been killed by an outbreak of Hepatitis E in three refugee camps near the border with Sudan.