Tasnim - Pope Francis knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudans previously warring leaders on Thursday in a dramatic gesture to urge them to avoid civil war. The Pope appealed to President Salva Kiir, his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar, and three other vice presidents to respect an armistice they signed and commit to forming a unity government ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Face-to-face talks between rival parties in South Sudan have been delayed, government and rebel delegations said, dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end raging battles and risks of all-out civil war. South Sudan information minister, Michael Makuei, part of the delegation to the talks in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, as ...