At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
Villagers in both countries lay claim to the zone's rich underground deposits
Damascus shelling eases after Russian truce proposal
MSF said on Monday hundreds of people had been wounded in intense bombing and shelling of the Eastern Ghouta in the last two weeks
Europe's HIV epidemic growing at alarming rate, WHO warns
Around 80 percent of new HIV infections are in eastern Europe
Backlash as Beijing fire safety blitz forces exodus of city's underclass
Some residents, advocates say migrants bear brunt of evictions
Swedish govt says to grant reprieve to some asylum seeker minors
"These young people have become a part of Sweden. They should not be hurt by the extremely long processing times"
Britain appoints first woman as permanent secretary to U.N.
Pierce previously served as the deputy permanent representative to the U.N. in New York and permanent representative to the organisation in Geneva
Pope meets Myanmar's military chief in shadow of Rohingya crisis
The pope will also visit Bangladesh, where more than 620,000 Rohingya have fled to escape what Amnesty International has dubbed "crimes against humanity"
Little prospect of Syria peace progress in Geneva talks
UN talks in Geneva this week
Indonesia orders immediate evacuation as highest alert issued for Bali volcano
When Mount Agung last erupted in 1963 it killed more than 1,000 people
Militants kill Egyptian UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic
In total, 13 MINUSCA peacekeepers have been killed in the country this year alone