South Sudan Government, Rebels Gather for Peace Talks

Delegates for South Sudan's warring sides have gathered in Ethiopia for peace talks, following weeks of violence that has left more than 1,000 people dead. Representatives of President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in the capital, Addis Ababa, Wednesday. VOA reporter Marthe van der Wolf, who has talked to the delegates, says talks will begin Thursday at the earliest.There were renewed clashes Wednesday between government troops and forces loyal to Machar in Bor, the...

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