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South Sudan's president and vice president order their rival forces to cease hostilities after days of fighting that has threatened to plunge the nation back into civil war. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Amateur video shows fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels north of Aleppo city. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
The United Nations Security Council calls for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as conditions in the country deteriorate. Fourteen countries backed the resolution, proposed by Britain, with only Russia abstaining on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue." IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "I call on all parties in Sudan to honor the values of Ramadan by honoring a Ramadan cessation of hostilities," he tells a Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE