Sudan's Bashir announces one-month ceasefire extension
Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan's three warring regions under a road map for peace collapsed in August
UN Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it
The deal has reduced the level of violence, but firefights, air strikes and shelling continue in some areas
UN council welcomes Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey
The ceasefire - the third truce this year - seeks to end nearly six years of war in Syria.
Italy to seek to track down and deport migrants with no right to stay
Italy plans to open new detention centres for holding migrants prior to their expulsion
Nigeria's Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017
Militants want a greater share of the country's energy wealth to go the impoverished oil-producing swampland
Syria rebels: ceasefire "void" if government violations persist
Clashes and air strikes have persisted in some areas since the ceasefire began but monitoring group says it's largely holding
Yazidi woman escapes Islamic State in Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
Iraqi forces say the woman, who had been held captive by Islamic State for two years, had provided information that helped their operations
Russia asks U.N. Security Council to endorse Syria ceasefire
U.N. Security Council considering a proposed resolution endorsing the Syria ceasefire that Russia and Turkey announced on Thursday
Clashes, air raids tarnish Russia and Turkey's Syria truce
Peace talks, not involving US, set for Kazakhstan "soon"
INTERVIEW - More work lies ahead to fight Zika, other threats -CDC chief
"We don't know when the next global health threat will come. But we are 100 percent certain that there will be a next one"