UN envoy calls for Syria ceasefire to avoid "next Aleppo"
At least 35,000 people, both civilians and fighters, have been evacuated from east Aleppo in a week-long operation
France to convene Middle East peace conference on Jan. 15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected proposals of a peace conference planned for the end of the year
INTERVIEW-Sweden needs more immigrants to counter ageing population - employment agency
In 2015, a record 163,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, the highest per capita in Europe
U.S. parents accept children's transgender identity by age 3
Fifteen percent of transgender Americans say they ran away from home or were kicked out of the house
Aid workers killed in mortar attacks in Mosul, U.N. says
The UN did not assign blame for the attacks, but retreating IS militants have repeatedly shelled "liberated" areas
Thousands of civilians, fighters waiting to leave Aleppo -rebels
"The numbers of civilians, their cars alongside and of course the weather all are making the evacuation slow"
Four aid workers killed in mortar attacks in Mosul, U.N. says
The UN did not assign blame for the attacks, but retreating IS militants have repeatedly shelled "liberated" areas
Vehicles still leaving Aleppo after overnight evacuation -U.N. in Syria
At least 435 sick and wounded people have been medically evacuated, including dozens of children who require treatment mainly for trauma injuries
North Carolina rebuffs transgender bathroom law repeal
Opposition to the law has been blamed for hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses for North Carolina
Aleppo endgame nears as evacuation resumes
About 25,000 people have been evacuated from Aleppo so far, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross