S. Sudan Orders Army to Stop Attacking Rebels

South Sudan's government said it ordered its army on Wednesday to halt attacking rebel forces for a month, amid mounting international pressure for a deal to end ethnic violence that risks spiralling into genocide. South Sudan's Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said that the government's commitment to honor a "month of tranquillity'' meant it could still fight back if attacked. There was no immediate word from the rebels.

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