A spokesman for the opposition says government troops and rebels from Sudan violated the peace deal signed 11 days ago when they attacked Leer in Unity state and other towns held by anti-government forces at the weekend.
The ceasefire deal follows a week of direct talks between negotiators for David Yau Yau's rebellion and the Juba government.
South Sudan releases seven of 11 political figures arrested after unrest broke out in Juba on Dec. 15, and hands them over to the custody of the authorities in neighboring Kenya. Four other detainees could face treason charges.
South Sudan government expresses surprise as Information Minister is denied permission to enter U.N.site in Bor where 10,000 people are sheltering, but the U.N.says it is merely enforcing its no-weapons rule and remaining neutral in the five-week conflict.
Doctors Without Borders says attacks make it difficult to continue the medical group's work in South Sudan, where it has treated hundreds of people in the month since fighting broke out between pro- and anti-government forces.
A spokesman for former vice president Riek Machar says rebels retook the key oil town after several days' fighting, and vowed to keep crude production on stream.
The SPLA and a retired bishop say long-time rebel leader David Yau Yau wants to sign a ceasefire deal with the government to help alleviate the plight of civilians displaced by the current unrest in South Sudan.
The stigma attached to the disease keeps many South Sudanese from getting tested or seeking treatment.
The fired minister was involved in a fight with another lawmaker at the National Assembly recently.
The last notable hold-out to the amnesty offer is rebel leader David Yau Yau, but officials are hopeful he will agree to lay down arms.
More than 80 women turn up in Juba for surgery to correct obstetric fistulae, a preventable medical condition often caused by obstructed labor.
A retired Roman Catholic bishop expresses doubt that rebel leader David Yau Yau was behind raids in Twic East in which scores died.
Hundreds of South Sudanese soldiers are deployed to try to track down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighters, who are suspected of carrying out two deadly raids this week inside South Sudan.
A lawmaker from Jonglei state in South Sudan urges President Salva Kiir to rescind an amnesty offer made to rebel leader David Yau Yau.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to visit South Sudan next week for talks that officials say will focus on the delayed referendum on the status of Abyei.
After 44 children in South Sudan are diagnosed with measles, officials urge parents to get their kids vaccinated against the highly contagious but preventable disease.
An electrical short circuit triggers a fire that tears through the South Sudan Hotel in Juba, causing major damage but no deaths or injuries.
A former rebel who is helping to convince rebel groups to take up President Salva Kiir's amnesty offer says David Yau Yau may be ready to talk peace with Juba.
South Sudan declares a health emergency after three little girls are diagnosed with polio.
