South Sudan turns 1, but oil, border issues remain   Associated
Press  Posted on July 9, 2012 at 7:02 AM  Updated Monday, Jul 9
at 5:06 PM  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Tens of thousands of South
Sudanese gathered under a sweltering sun on Monday in the
capital, Juba, to celebrate the first birthday of the world's
youngest nation — an event marred by dire economic hardships and
a near-constant threat of war.  Dance troops gave traditional
performances and South Sudan's armed forces put on a parade that
featured the country's fiercest pieces of weaponry: two attack
helicopters. The sun was so intense that several soldiers were
carried off in stretchers.   "Since our independence, Khartoum
has continuously violated our sovereignty through aerial
bombardments and ground incursions," he said.  South Sudan's
biggest success in its first year was avoiding all-out war with
Sudan. But it came close. A row over the sharing of the two
countries' once-unified oil industry prompted South Sudan to
shut down its oil production