'Anybody who comes attacking us with hostile forces will meet his fate,' army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said, warning that any journalists entering the country illegally will not be protected
State of emergency declared in parts of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state
As South Sudan is ravaged by fighting and hunger, it also grapples with the devastating effects of climate change; officials say the conflict is partly to blame
Money to go to help fund two hospitals run Combonian missionary sisters, a primary school run by a humanitarian group and an agricultural project run by Vatican's Caritas foundation
Twelve of the 20 soldiers accused of rape, torture, killing and looting during attack on Terrain hotel compound were in court Tuesday
Ambassador Keith Harper says South Sudan's government has mobilized at least 4,000 militia members and 'is staging these fighters in Equatoria to begin conducting attacks'