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UN Says Rebels Kill Hundeds of Civilians in South Sudan

The U.N. Mission in South Sudan has accused rebels of killing hundreds of civilians based on ethnicity or nationality after seizing the town of Bentiu last week.The mission says the rebels killed more than 200 civilians and wounded more than 400 at Bentiu's Kali-Ballee Mosque, where hundreds of people had taken shelter to escape fighting.It says the rebel forces, known as the SPLA in Opposition, escorted people of certain nationalities and ethnic groups to safety before killing the...

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