Colombia says UN staff dancing with rebels 'distorts' peace mission
UN mission will take possession of all FARC weapons and run more than two dozen demobilization camps
More than 2,000 Iraqis a day flee Mosul as military advances
More than 2,000 Iraqis a day are fleeing Mosul, a rise of nearly 50 percent over the last few days, U.N. refugee agency says
INTERVIEW-Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo - U.N. official
Around 2,200 families have returned to Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination"
Two Moroccan UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic
Peacekeepers were escorting fuel trucks on Tuesday afternoon about 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of the town of Obo when they were attacked
Insurers paid out $50 bln for natural disasters in 2016
"There are now many indications that certain events – such as persistent weather systems or storms bringing torrential rain and hail – are more likely to occur in certain regions as a result of climate change"
Iraqi forces press gains against Islamic State in eastern Mosul
Militants are using city terrain to their advantage, concealing car bombs in narrow alleys and posting snipers on tall buildings with civilians on lower floors
FEATURE-Behind fence, Mexico's notorious Juarez is wary of Trump's wall
In Ciudad Juarez, residents say the Juarez fence has both caused and relieved problems in the city and nearby areas
Car bomb wounds four U.N. guards in Somalia's capital
Al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack
Myanmar faces danger from IS militants, Malaysian police say
"The Rohingya conflict is emerging as one of the rallying issues for IS"
KBR defeats appeal in U.S. over Nepal, Iraq trafficking claims
In 2008 lawsuit, Nepali plaintiffs accused Houston-based KBR and Jordanian subcontractor of promising Nepal victims jobs at a luxury hotel in Amman, only to send them to Iraq