Obama-era human rights envoy says U.N. must investigate Myanmar
Inquiry must not spare Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her iconic status, says Keith Harper
Australia must do more to protect indigenous women - UN
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 34 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of family violence than other women.
UN air operation disperses Central African Republic militia
UN peacekeepers want to prevent a war between the rival FPRC and UPC groups which are made up of former members of the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel alliance.
Famine-hit South Sudanese eat weeds and water lilies to survive
South Sudanese families caught up in famine are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.
Pope says wants to make trip to South Sudan with Anglican leader
The country's Catholic, Episcopalian and Presbyterian bishops visited Rome last year to discuss the situation.
Morocco says forces to withdraw in Western Sahara's Guerguerat standoff
The move will reduce military tensions in Guerguerat, a remote area in the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Syrian civil activists demand talks on transition, ceasefire monitoring
UN mediator Staffan de Mistura says a militant attack in Homs on Saturday was a deliberate attempt to wreck Geneva peace talks.
Syrian civil activists demand talks on transition, ceasefire monitoring
UN mediator Staffan de Mistura says a militant attack in Homs on Saturday was a deliberate attempt to wreck Geneva peace talks.
A civil defence member works amid burning vehicles at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held besieged Douma neighbourhood of Damascus
A civil defence member works amid burning vehicles at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held besieged Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank
Hundreds of civilians continue to flee fighting as troops advance, but some have been taken as human shields.