Syria truce under strain; Assad ready to discuss "everything" at talks
United Nations has said 5.5 million people have had little or no running water for more than two weeks in Damascus
Chad ex-leader seeks to annul court verdict for war crimes
Habre was sentenced to life imprisonment in May for ordering killings and torture during his eight-year rule as president of Chad
Northeast Nigeria bombers kill three in weekend violence upsurge
Maiduguri bombings follow bloody weekend clash in which five soldiers and more than 15 jihadists died in Yobe state.
Immigration boosts wealth, does not increase inequality-IMF
Europe is split over how to handle a migration crisis which has seen more than a million people arrive from the Middle East and Africa
UN rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse
Residents and refugees accuse military of killing, raping and arbitrarily detaining civilians while burning villages in northwestern Rakhine State
Thai floods kill 21 and hit rubber production
Military government has increased aid to flood-affected areas
Air strikes resume on rebel-held Damascus water-source valley
Rebel group warns that ceasefire effectively broken
Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad
More than 80 people have been killed in just over a week in attacks in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities
A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces inspects a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of eastern Mosul, Iraq
A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces inspects a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of eastern Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A woman pushes a baby trolley past damaged buildings in the rebel held besieged city of Douma
A woman pushes a baby trolley past damaged buildings in the rebel held besieged city of Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh