WHO says 480 need to be evacuated from Damascus suburb with worst malnutrition
No green light yet from Syrian govt for evacuation
Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya, UN says
Top UN rights official says none of the 626,000 Rohingya who have fled violence since August should be repatriated to Myanmar without robust monitoring on the ground.
A fire crew passes a burning home during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California
A fire crew passes a burning home during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
U.N. pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Acceleration of returns is an attempt to ease severe overcrowding in detention centres
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria's Homs city -state media
Many of the passengers were university students
Pivotal U.S. Justice Kennedy poses tough questions in gay wedding case
The case highlights tensions between gay rights proponents and conservative Christians who oppose same-sex marriage
Somalia's Puntland region declares state of emergency over drought
Drought has gripped large parts of the Horn of Africa country this year and the UN says children face acute malnutrition
Exiled son of Yemen's Saleh takes up anti-Houthi cause
Arab states have warned that Saleh's killing could cause an "explosion" in the country
Turkey asks WTO to help Syrian refugees through trade
More than 3 million Syrians have fled to Turkey
Austria's supreme court paves way for same-sex marriage from 2019
The move brings Austria into line with many other European nations including Germany, France, Britain and Spain