
A road ambush blamed on South Sudanese rebels left 21 people dead over the weekend in a fiercely contested region in the south of the country, a police spokesman said Monday. Their lorry, travelling from the capital Juba to the city of Yei on Saturday, “fell into ambush and it ...

Brent North Sea crude rose to $53.45 a barrel on Monday — its highest price in a year after President Vladimir Putin indicated Russia was ready to join measures to limit global oil production. At around 1453 GMT, the price hit $53.45 — a $1.53 increase from Monday. It was ...