Iraq says battle for Mosul nearly won as forces close in on Old City
Civilians ordered to immediately stop using vehicles to avoid being mistaken for militants
African Export Import Bank to invest up to $500 mln in Gambia
Money will go towards tourism, infrastructure and agriculture
Asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea fear they will be put at risk by relocation
Controversial Manus Island camp north of the Papua New Guinea mainland would close on May 28, with the rest of the compound to shut on June 30
Car bombs kill at least six in Syrian camp near Jordan border
Attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group
Renegade Ivory Coast soldiers reject government deal to end mutiny
Ivory Coast has been touted as a post-war success story after emerging from a 2002-2011 political crisis but society remains deeply divided
Trump administration vastly expands global anti-abortion policy
Trump to expand policy blocking U.S. assistance to foreign groups that perform or provide information on family planning and abortion
U.S. says Syrians built crematorium at prison to dispose of bodies
Amnesty reported in February that an average of 20 to 50 people were hanged each week at the Sednaya military prison north of Damascus
Twenty migrants died in Mediterranean on Saturday - survivors to U.N.
The deadly Mediterranean route has killed more than 1,200 people so far this year
UN restarts Syria talks with fresh format, same challenges
Assad has dismissed talks as a meeting for the media
Cholera death toll in Yemen reaches at least 180 - Red Cross
Authorities call for international help to avert disaster