Syrian army in "final stages" of Aleppo offensive
"The bombardment did not stop for a moment overnight"
Syrian Observatory reports suspected gas attack in Islamic State area near Palmyra
The reported attack came from the air and took place near the town of Uqairabat, which lies on a main road leading south into Palmyra
Serbia starts trial over Srebrenica massacre, court adjourns
The 1995 killing of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the then UN-protected enclave was Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two
EU agrees money-for-migration deal with Mali
EU will provide funds to Mali to help create jobs and strengthen border management in return for assistance in fighting people smugglers and accepting deportees from Europe
A Syrian civil defence member tries to get out of a site hit by an airstrike in Saraqeb, Idlib province
A civil defence member attempts to get out of a site hit at night by an airstrike in Saraqeb, in rebel-held Idlib province, Syria December 11, 2016.
Syrian army takes Aleppo district under intense bombardment
"The bombardment did not stop for a moment overnight"
Schools shut, navy on alert as cyclone bears down on south India
Rain began battering the densely populated southeastern coast ahead of Cyclone Vardah's landfall
EXCLUSIVE-Syrian rebels get proposal to quit Aleppo, jihadists retake Palmyra
Thousands of refugees are still pouring from Aleppo's areas of fighting
Cairo church bombing kills 25, raises fears among Christians
Protesters gathered in front of the church to call for retribution
Rescuers save 1,164 migrants in Mediterranean, find six bodies
Most of the 4,715 deaths in the Mediterranean counted by the International Organization for Migration so far this year were reported en route to Italy from Libya