Russia says Syria de-escalation deal takes effect at midnight
The zones appear intended to halt conflict in specific areas between government forces and rebels, and would potentially be policed by foreign troops.
Bangladesh floods cut potential 700,000 T from rice harvest
The fields hit by the floods were about to be harvested. Flooding also damaged other crops and fisheries in the country's northeast, affecting millions of people.
WIDER IMAGE-Spooked by Trump, Central American immigrants turn to Mexico
The number of people applying for asylum in Mexico has soared by more than 150 percent since Donald Trump was elected president
South Sudanese government releases U.N. aid worker detained for a month
"Unfortunately, this is not a unique incident in South Sudan, the most dangerous country in the world today for aid workers"
Syrian rebels reject Russia's proposal for safe zones
Turkey and Iran have agreed to Russia's proposal for "de-escalation zones" in Syria, a move welcomed by the UN but met with scepticism from the US
Nigerian officials jailed for selling food aid in famine-hit district
On the orders of the head of the local government, they sold rice donated by the Norwegian Refugee Agency. The local chief himself is believed to have absconded.
Colombian FARC dissidents take U.N. official hostage
The government is seeking to switch coca - the raw material for cocaine - to legal crops
UN condemns "callous" attack on base in South Sudan
There were no reported injuries
Migrants who survive Sahara face new torture in Libyan oasis town
Of the 300,000 migrants that crossed the desert and sea to Europe last year, thousands did not survive the treacherous journey and thousands more end up stranded in Libya
Florida gay nightclub to become memorial to shooting victims
"We will not let hate win"