Syrian rebels begin to evacuate Damascus suburb - state TV
Reports say hundreds of fighters and their families are boarding buses in Barzeh near rebel-held Eastern Ghouta district.
New Caledonians take shelter as Cyclone Donna bears down
Gusts close to the centre of Cyclone Donna were estimated to be as strong as 300 km per hour
War forces 2 million South Sudanese children to flee homes
More than 1 million children have fled outside South Sudan while another 1 million are internally displaced.
Big investors urge Trump to stick with Paris climate accord
"As long-term institutional investors, we believe that the mitigation of climate change is essential for the safeguarding of our investments"
Communist-ruled Cuba hosts first transgender Mass
For decades belonging to a religion and being anything but heterosexual was stigmatized in Communist-ruled Cuba.
Nigeria exchanges 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram for prisoners
Boko Haram has released 82 schoolgirls out of more than 200 whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok three years ago in exchange for prisoners
Flooding forces Mosul residents to flee war in rickety boats
Loading up everything from clothes and food to injured or dead relatives, hundreds of families cross the river on rickety boats capable of holding only five or six people.
Three thousand migrants rescued in the Mediterranean -coast guard
The people were picked up in more than 20 separate rescue operations involving the coast guard, NGOs and merchant ships
Syria fighting eases as Russian deal takes effect
The agreement also includes creating conditions for humanitarian access, medical assistance and the return of displaced civilians to their homes.
Flooding forces Mosul residents to flee war in rickety boats
Flooding forces Mosul residents to flee war in rickety boats