INTERVIEW-Video gives new prominence to charges of Libyan slave trade
"We've heard finally authorities - Libyan authorities, the international community - talk about practical measures"
UN seeks urgent medical evacuation of 500 from Syria's eastern Ghouta
Nine people die awaiting green light from Syria
Scientists look to Bali volcano for clues to curb climate change
Volcanoes are emerging as natural laboratories to mimic "geo-engineering" - a possible short-cut to curb global warming by injecting sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth
Pope urges "decisive measures" for Myanmar refugees but avoids "Rohingya"
Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh
A plume of smoke above Mount Agung volcano is illuminated at sunset as seen from Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali
A plume of smoke above Mount Agung volcano is illuminated at sunset as seen from Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
INSIGHT-West Africa population planners battle to woo Muslim hearts
For planners worried about growth rates, the starkest case remains Niger
Vaccine alliance backs typhoid shots for poor with $85 mln
Typhoid affects between 12 and 20 mln people worldwide in regions where water quality and sanitation are low, particularly in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Expect more war, hunger, Islamist violence in 2018 -Geneva think-tank
Violence and insecurity are likely to deteriorate in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, and Syria
At least 800 civilians killed by coalition strikes in Iraq, Syria -report
Since the start of the campaign against IS militants, the coalition has carried out more than 28,000 strikes and has received 1,790 reports of potential civilian casualties
Greece moves asylum-seekers from Lesbos to mainland
Thousands of asylum-seekers have become stranded on Lesbos and four other islands close to Turkey since EU agreed a deal with Ankara in March 2016