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UN hopes South Sudan ceasefire will help alleviate plight of conflict-affected civilians

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UN peacekeepers in South Sudan securing the entrance to their Juba compound.

Ukraine President Offers Government Posts to Opposition Leaders

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Japan World War I Remarks Fuel China Tensions

This week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe compared his country's tense relationship with China to that of England and Germany before the outbreak of World War I.

South Sudan Ceasefire Agreement Signed

Negotiators for the South Sudan government and opposition forces signed two agreements Thursday to end nearly six weeks of conflict that have claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than half a million.