100,000 children in extreme danger in Mosul, trapped behind IS lines - UN
Children are being used as human shields by insurgents or are caught in the crossfire of the battle
EU commits 50 mln euros to combat militants in West Africa
"The stability and development of the Sahel region are crucial not only for Africa but also for Europe... We are neighbours and what happens on one of our continents has an impact on the other"
Bloomberg delivers U.S. pledge to continue Paris climate goals to U.N.
Under new "America's Pledge" the United States - without Trump - plans to report on emissions reductions efforts to the United Nations
Houthis ban U.N. special envoy from Yemen for alleged bias
Houthi's decision comes two weeks after UN urged authorities in Sanaa to investigate "grave attack" on Ahmed's convoy
U.S.-backed anti-IS forces to announce Raqqa assault start date on Tuesday
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels aims to oust Islamic State militants from Raqqa, their de facto capital in Syria
U.S. poised to warn UN rights forum of possible withdrawal
The possibility of a U.S. withdrawal has raised alarm bells among Western allies and activists
Bodies of seven African migrants recovered from truck in Libya
Twenty-eight others, including five women, were rescued on Sunday when the truck was discovered some 50 km (30 miles) east of Tripoli
Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries take Baaj town west of Mosul from Islamic State -army
Islamic State militants have been dislodged from all of the city except an enclave along the western bank of the Tigris river
FACTBOX-Cosby trial puts U.S. states' sex-crime prosecution laws in focus
Feelings of shame after an attack can delay people from reporting alleged assaults, particularly if they are victimized as children
U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State -SDF
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA:U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State -SDF