NAIROBI( Reuters)-At least 440 people were killed in violence between warring parties in the South Sudanese county of Tambura between June and September last year, the United Nations said in a new report on Tuesday. The killings were also accompanied by other atrocities, including the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl, the report said. The United Nations human rights agency blamed the violations and abuses on members of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/ Army in Opposition( SPLM/ A-IO) and th

JUBA, March 24( Xinhua)--The United Nations and South Sudan peace monitors on Thursday called on parties to the conflict to stop clashes in the oil-rich Upper Nile region and instead embrace dialogue to help resolve disagreements that threaten to unravel a fragile peace deal.In separate statements, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan( UNMISS) and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission( RJMEC) urged all parties to fully comply with the letter and spirit of the peace ag