Britain Withdraws Embassy Staff as Fighting Spreads in S. Sudan

Britain says it is withdrawing some embassy staff from South Sudan after fighting in what the government calls an attempted coup spread to areas beyond the country's capital.   The U.N. estimates days of fighting in South Sudan have killed up to 500 people.  The British Foreign Office says its embassy in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, will remain open while some staff is withdrawn temporarily.   The U.N. mission in South Sudan reported heavy fighting in the city of...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mercredi 18 décembre 2013