U.N. closes Ivory Coast mission, security remains fragile
Analysts and diplomats fear further unrest as Ivory Coast heads towards another presidential election in 2020
Suicide bombers kill two, wound 11 in attack in Niger - U.N.
"The explosion killed two young inhabitants of the camp"
Islamic State counter attack causes fierce clashes in Syria's Raqqa
Beyond Raqqa, Islamic State still retains most of the 200 km stretch of the Euphrates valley
U.N. urges Iraq to halt forced evictions from Mosul
So-called "night letters" have been left at homes or distributed in neighbourhoods
More than 2,000 workers flee Thailand after labour crackdown
People-smuggling across the Thai-Myanmar border is on the rise as people arrive in search of jobs
Iraqi forces close in on IS redoubt in Mosul after declaring end of caliphate
Battles ahead will be difficult as most of the militants are foreigners expected to fight until the death.
Japan considers detaining some asylum seekers to curb abuse of refugee system
The possible crackdown comes after the number of asylum seekers soared to a record high last year.
Myanmar says it will refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticised for failing to stand up for stateless Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine.
Trump administration reverses policy on fiancés as travel ban takes effect
The scaled-back travel ban excludes travelers and refugees who have a "bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States
FEATURE-Indonesia's gay community driven underground after police raids
Indonesia's Islamists have long sought to criminalise gay sex, but what is sending a new chill through the gay community is police seem to have taken on the vice patrol role themselves