Known as "Rambo" in political circles in Washington, D.C., U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel is taking on a less fearsome persona in his first six months on the job. Instead, Japanese social ...

Soldiers from the Dinka ethnic group aligned with Kiir, and those from the Nuer ethnic group supported Machar. Violence quickly spread to the states of Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Unity. From the ...