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UN Chief Pushes Kiir to Advance South Sudan Peace Talks

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on rebels in South Sudan and the country's government to agree to an immediate cease-fire.Speaking at a news conference Friday, the U.N. chief said he had asked South Sudan's President Salva Kiir to advance the negotiations by agreeing to a key rebel demand. "I called President Salva Kiir yesterday again and urged him to demonstrate leadership and political flexibility by immediately releasing political prisoners. South Sudan is at...

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