The determination came as the United States announced sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there was strong evidence of atrocities in the country. By Declan Walsh and Julian E.

JUBA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - South Sudan police said on Monday that 16 Sudanese nationals were killed in riots last week over the alleged killings of South Sudanese people in Sudan's El Gezira region.

Shops and restaurants were shuttered on Friday in much of the capital city, Juba South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands ...