Thousands cross into Uganda to escape fighting in South Sudan
More than 23,500 people have fled to neighbouring Uganda. "Others have sought shelter in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan to escape the violence.
China urges S. Sudan ceasefire as peace talks stutter
More than 1,000 people have been killed in three weeks of fighting
African migrants from Sudan wear costumes during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv
African migrants from Sudan wear costumes during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv January 6, 2014. Several thousand African migrants protested outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv on Monday, demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel in a desert facility under a new open-ended detention law. REUTERS/Baz Ratner(ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST)
African migrants from Sudan wear traditional costumes during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv
African migrants from Sudan wear traditional costumes during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv January 6, 2014. Several thousand African migrants protested outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv on Monday, demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel in a desert facility under a new open-ended detention law. REUTERS/Baz Ratner(ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST)
Members of the Shiite group of Sayyied al-Shuhdaa brigade, which is a part of the Islamic resistance in Iraq supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, carry the coffins of fighters from their group during a funeral in Basra
Members of the Shiite group of Sayyied al-Shuhdaa brigade, which is a part of the Islamic resistance in Iraq supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, carry the coffins of fighters from their group during a funeral in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 6, 2014. Hundreds of mourners gathered in the southern Iraqi province of Basra on Monday for the funeral of six Shiite militants killed in fighting in Syria while defending the famed Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT POLITICS)
South Sudan requests talks with Sudan on joint force to protect oil fields-minister
SOUTHSUDAN-UNREST/SUDAN (URGENT):South Sudan requests talks with Sudan on joint force to protect oil fields-minister
SOUTH SUDAN REQUESTS TALKS WITH SUDAN ON DEPLOYMENT OF JOINT FORCES TO PROTECT SOUTH SUDAN OIL FIELDS-SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER
SOUTH SUDAN REQUESTS TALKS WITH SUDAN ON DEPLOYMENT OF JOINT FORCES TO PROTECT SOUTH SUDAN OIL FIELDS-SUDANESE FOREIGN MINIST
South Sudan President Kiir and Sudan counterpart al-Bashir hold joint news briefing in state house in capital Juba
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (R) and his Sudan counterpart Omar al-Bashir hold a joint news briefing in the state house in capital Juba January 6, 2014. REUTERS/James Akena (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)