South Sudan Rebels Say Ready for Talks to End Unrest

Forces loyal to former South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar said Thursday they are prepared to take part in talks to end violence in the world's newest nation and have named delegates to the negotiations, which would be held in the Ethiopian capital. But James Gatdet Dak, a spokesperson for Machar, insisted that, before the talks go ahead, President Salva Kiir release 11 political leaders who were detained when the violence first erupted -- because the detainees are part of the...

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