Rivals trying to end the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have until the end of Wednesday to reach agreement
New parliament must now accommodate 550 members, including additional lawmakers from formerly warring parties
President Rivlin expected to give Netanyahu opponent next chance to assemble ruling coalition
President Rivlin can assign government-building task to another member of Parliament if Netanyahu fails
World's youngest nation has to eliminate corruption and establish a transparent and open government, he says
Drivers want safety measures on roads before transporting much-needed goods
Warning comes after US President Joe Biden says 2,500 American troops may still be in Afghanistan beyond May deadline agreed to in year-old pact
A new UN report says South Sudanese political and military leaders supported well-armed militias that killed more than 700 people and must be held acc
The UN released its South Sudan humanitarian response plan for 2021 Tuesday, with an urgent appeal for $1.7 billion dollars to combat growing food ins
Security Council votes unanimously to extend the almost 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force
South Sudan's people are experiencing the worst violence since civil war broke out in December 2013
Sexual assaults are vastly underreported in the Horn of Africa country, and few perpetrators are punished
The proposed six-year 'Special Measures Agreement' will replace the previous arrangement that expired at the end of 2019
Activists pleased to see state governments finally being formed, but object to low numbers of women being appointed to important posts
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says South Sudan's 2018 peace agreement remains fragile
UN investigators report more than 75% of the country currently is engulfed in brutal violence at the local level
As of Sunday, the country registered 4,609 positive COVID-19 cases, 861 active cases, 66 deaths and 3,692 recoveries
Three UN agencies are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan where people have run out of food
A weapons investigator with Amnesty International says South Sudan government forces are often the ones committing atrocities against civilians
Jon Danilowicz, new US charge d'affaires to South Sudan, doesn't expect incoming administration to alter core provisions of aid, security
Some contractors in say the government's new rule to use South Sudanese pounds, not US dollars, could ruin their businesses, while others say it's a g
A Jonglei state judge issued the sentence in the case of two men who were accused of stealing two cows and killing the man who owned the animals
UN investigators say larger problem is pervasive corruption
South Sudan's Catholic faithful returned to Mass by the hundreds in the capital Juba on Sunday, after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions on p
Some government workers say they have taken on second jobs to feed their families
A South Sudan journalists union urges the government to release a journalist who has not been seen since early last week, after he contacted a rebel g
The alleged seller told authorities he wanted someone to adopt the two boys because he cannot afford to feed them
While some citizens have embraced the peace deal, others say it's nothing more than a political deal
A South Sudan analyst says President Salva Kiir should explain to the South Sudanese people why a reconstituted parliament has not been formed
UNESCO and UNICEF are calling on South Sudan to reopen the country's schools, saying children are more at risk if they stay home
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to establish bureau to help Sudan move through a democratic transition
Outgoing Ambassador Tom Hushek said the Trump administration will not provide development aid to South Sudan until the peace deal is fully implemented
South Sudan economic analyst welcomes the central bank's move to lower interest rates but says it won't make much difference until the government rest
With an electrifying mix of vocals and dance moves, the group made the finals of the U.S. television show last year, but COVID-19 halted their interna
The South Sudan Army said it killed Kerbino Wol at a village in Lakes State
Wind gusts of up to 45 mph (72 kph) are expected in Chicago by Tuesday night, the National Weather Service said
Country opens a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war, with Salva Kiir and Riek Machar forming a coalition government that many hope wil
New unity government will take effect Saturday, which is the latest deadline set to meet terms of a peace deal to end the six-year civil war
Machar arrived in Juba from the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday and he and Kiir are due to meet on Tuesday
After a six-hour meeting in Juba, the parties involved fail to break the stalemate over the number of states in South Sudan and the boundaries ahead o
Tibor Nagy says South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar should put aside disagreements that have delayed formation of post-civ