INTERVIEW-Freed Uzbek dissident says torture made him forget his children's names
"Once I was put in solitary confinement for more than six months"
Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
Immigration lawyers inundated with requests for help in securing care for children in case parents are expelled
INTERVIEW-Syria's Kurdish-led administration sees end to economic "siege"
Head of Kurdish-led govt sees economic breakthrough thanks to new land corridor
After drought, Zimbabwe seeks foreign help for flood victims
Floods have swept through villages, destroying roads, crops and livestock
Syrian army announces recapture of Palmyra from Islamic State
Syrian army recaptures ancient city with help from allied forces and Russia
A PICTURE AND ITS STORY-"I've never seen such war" says 90-year-old rescued from Mosul
"This one will make stories for generations to tell"
Hungary builds new high-tech border fence - with few migrants in sight
Officials say the remaining 140 km of fence along the border with Serbia will be finished in just two months
Brussels tells EU states to detain more freely migrants awaiting deportation
Amnesty International criticised the proposals
Test for Egypt as Christian families flee Islamic State hit lists
"They're knocking on doors and if they find a Christian they kill him"
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counter-attack
Defeating Islamic State in Mosul would crush the Iraqi wing of the caliphate