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South Sudan's government on Friday has agreed to a ceasefire in a bid to end fighting that swept across Africa's newest nation that has left at least 1,000 people dead and led more than 60,000 civilians to seek refuge at U.N. bases.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Special Representative Hilde Johnson (on monitors) holds a video news conference from Juba, South Sudan.

Thai-Japan Youth Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

South Sudan’s government says a meeting with regional leaders has helped move forward plans for a dialogue between the president and his political rival to end the violence that has divided the country. The development comes as a humanitarian crisis continues to deepen in the young nation.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a controversial visit to a war shrine that many of Japan's neighbors see as a symbol of its militaristic past.

Heavy gunfire rocked the capital of the Central African Republic on Wednesday, killing as many as nine people.

Thailand's political crisis again turned violent Thursday, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters trying to disrupt preparations for an upcoming election.

Egyptians protest in Cairo in July 2013.