Syria's Assad close to retaking Ghouta as some rebels quit
On Sunday, Assad drove to a newly captured battlefront in eastern Ghouta, a demonstration of his growing confidence as the war against the rebels turns in his favour
Toxic gases from Indonesian volcano sends 30 to hospital
Nearly 200 people living on the slopes of Mount Ijen in East Java province were forced to evacuate
Killing of aid workers in Nigeria a setback for troubled crisis response
"Worried that the Nigerian government could obstruct their work, international entities have turned a blind eye to the militarisation of internally displaced persons' camps"
Five South Africa peacekeepers face sexual exploitation paternity tests
A flurry of sexual misconduct or abuse claims against aid workers and peacekeepers has become a huge embarrassment for the humanitarian sector
Detained African migrants stuck in limbo in wartime Yemen
YEMEN-SECURITY/MIGRANTS (TV, PIX):Detained African migrants stuck in limbo in wartime Yemen
Militants free scores of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls after month in captivity
The kidnapping of 110 girls aged 11-19 on Feb. 19 from Dapchi was the biggest mass abduction since Boko Haram took more than 270 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in 2014
No ransom paid for release of Nigerian schoolgirls - minister
Boko Haram insurgents have freed the students in the northeastern town of Dapchi, from where 110 girls were taken on Feb. 19
Syrian rebels reach evacuation deal in Eastern Ghouta town -rebel sources
The evacuation deals come after years of siege and bombardment that have been a major strategy by the Syrian army to force rebels to surrender