UN Chief Urges Calm in South Sudan

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for calm in South Sudan's capital, where the government says it is fighting off a coup attempt.U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky says Mr. Ban spoke by phone Tuesday with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and expressed concern about the fighting and reports that, in his words, certain communities are being targeted."The secretary-general urged all parties to cease hostilities immediately, and called on the government to exercise...

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