Syrian army advances towards damaged Damascus water source
The disruption to water supplies has caused severe shortages in Damascus
UN alarmed at migrants dying of cold, "dire" situation in Greece
"It's about saving lives"
Libya not accepting Italy migrant deal - EU presidency Malta
Italy is keen to avert a new surge in migrant arrivals after taking in a record 180,000 people last year, mostly from Libya
Rights watchdog raps Nepal over war crimes
Government forces and Maoist former rebels accused by rights activists of rape, arrests, illegal killings, disappearances and torture
UN worried about migrants dying of cold, "dire" situation in Greece
"It's about saving lives, not about red tape and keeping to bureaucratic arrangements"
Hungarian camerawoman gets probation for tripping migrants
Petra Laszlo was fired from her job at N1TV, a television station with nationalist sympathies, after video footage spread online appearing to show her kicking a girl and a young man
Cubans on road to U.S. distraught about newly closed border
"Imagine how I feel, after I spent six days and six nights running through rivers and jungles in the humidity"
U.S. set to lift some financial sanctions against Sudan
The Enough Project, a Washington-based anti-genocide group, called the lifting of sanctions "premature"
Cyprus talks to resume on Jan 18, UN hopes for 'last effort'
The east Mediterranean island has been partitioned between ethnic Turks and Greeks since 1974
Some 800 boat migrants rescued during break in weather - Italian coast guard
"We are expecting another long year"