S. Sudan President Willing to Hold Talks with Rival

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says he is willing to hold talks with the former vice president he accuses of leading a coup attempt against him. The U.N. estimates that up to 500 people have been killed in four days of fighting in South Sudan. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Kiir’s statement that he is open to dialogue with opposition leader Riek Machar in order to end deadly fighting that erupted on Sunday. “I spoke to President Salva Kiir yesterday morning,...

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