UN sends more peacekeepers to South Sudan as violence worsens
The U.N. plans to almost double the number of peacekeepers in South Sudan in an effort to protect civilians
China calls for an end to fighting in South Sudan
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/CHINA (CORRECTED):REFILE-China calls for an end to fighting in South Sudan
UN boosts peacekeepers in South Sudan, mass grave found
Violence erupted in the capital Juba on Dec. 15 and quickly spread, dividing the land-locked country along ethnic lines of Nuer and Dinka
UN Security Council approves thousands more S.Sudan peacekeepers
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/UN (URGENT):UN Security Council approves thousands more S.Sudan peacekeepers
A man with a gunshot injury to the leg lies in a tent inside Tomping UN base near Juba international airport
REFILE - CORRECTING SPELLING OF TOMPING A man with a gunshot injury to the leg lies in a tent inside Tomping UN base near Juba international airport December 24, 2013. Clashes between rival groups of soldiers in Juba a week ago have spread across the country, which won its independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of war. President Salva Kiir, from South Sudan's Dinka ethnic group, has accused former Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer whom he dismissed in July, of trying to launch a coup. Machar dismissed the charge but has since said he is commanding troops fighting the government.REUTERS/James Akena (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A man with a gunshot injury to the leg lies in a tent inside Pomping UN base near Juba international airport
A man with a gunshot injury to the leg lies in a tent inside Pomping UN base near Juba international airport December 24, 2013. Clashes between rival groups of soldiers in Juba a week ago have spread across the country, which won its independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of war. President Salva Kiir, from South Sudan's Dinka ethnic group, has accused former Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer whom he dismissed in July, of trying to launch a coup. Machar dismissed the charge but has since said he is commanding troops fighting the government.REUTERS/James Akena (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Children displaced by recent fighting in South Sudan react to the camera from behind a fence at the UNAMIS facility in Jabel
Children displaced by recent fighting in South Sudan react to the camera from behind a fence at the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) facility in Jabel, on the outskirts of capital Juba December 23, 2013. South Sudan President Salva Kiir said on Tuesday government troops have take control of the Jonglei state capital Bor, a key town which rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar seized last week. Picture taken December 23, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)