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South Sudan leaders reach cease-fire; US approval

By Washington Examiner
Published May 10, 2014 3:14am ET
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South Sudan leaders reach cease-fire; US approval
FILE - In this Monday, Jan 20, 2014, file photo, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks to the media at a press conference in Juba, South Sudan. Kiir has reached a cease-fire agreement with a rebel leader, a U.S. official said Friday, May 9, 2014, after a vicious cycle of revenge killings drew international alarm.(AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin, File) | Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Sudan’s president has reached a cease-fire agreement with a rebel leader, an African regional bloc said Friday, after a vicious cycle of revenge killings drew international alarm.

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