UN lauds US-Russian truce in Syria, but warns on partition risk
UN envoy says agreements to de-escalate fighting must be an interim measure
London High Court rejects bid to halt British arms sales to Saudi
An annual report by UN experts said the Saudi-led coalition acting in support of the Yemeni government had carried out attacks that "may amount to war crimes"
Iraq's Abadi to declare Mosul victory, few pockets of resistance
"It's a relief to know that the military campaign in Mosul is ending. The fighting may be over, but the humanitarian crisis is not"
Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 mark, ICRC says
The most intense impact has been in areas in the west of the country which have been fiercely contested in the two-year war
WIDER IMAGE-Dying "Mother Ganga": India's holy river succumbs to pollution
Less than a quarter of an estimated 4,800 million litres of sewage that flow daily into the river from main towns and cities is treated
Wildfire in California canyons spreads overnight
High temperatures and parched vegetation have fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. West and Southwest
U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria
"We welcome any step that would cease the fire and pave the way for peaceful solutions"
Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul "victory"
Militants resorted to sending women suicide bombers among the thousands of civilians who are emerging from the battlefield wounded
Olympics-IOC planning refugee team at 2020 Tokyo Games
IOC unveiled its first team of refugees last year in an effort to raise awareness of the issue
Heavy clashes break out east of Libya's capital
"The ground is shaking under my feet"