EXCLUSIVE-WRAPUP 2-Syrian rebels get proposal to quit Aleppo, jihadists retake Palmyra
Aleppo's besieged rebel areas crammed with civilians
More than 100 killed in church collapse in Nigeria -journalist, resident
Buildings collapses are frequent in the West African nation and often blamed by officials on lack of construction permits
Iraqi Christians confront painful memories in town's clean-up
"We're going to emigrate. We just came to see our home and our memories, it's too sad"
Oil truck fireball kills at least 42 in central Kenya - aid worker
An official in Naivasha said 50 people were being treated in several hospitals for burns
Suicide bomb kills at least 29 at Somalia's main port - police
The bodies of victims lay strewn outside the capital's terminal in a street filled with rubble from damaged tea shops
Twin bombing outside Istanbul soccer stadium kills 29, wounds 166
The attack shook a soccer-mad nation still trying to recover from a series of deadly bombings this year
Few leave besieged Benghazi district after ceasefire announced -officials
"Reports of shells being fired and civilians being prevented from leaving are extremely concerning"
Syria, Russia pound rebel-held Aleppo but advances halt
Fighting has killed hundreds of people in recent weeks
Members of the Iraqi Army fire towards Islamic State militant positions at the south of Mosul
Members of the Iraqi Army fire towards Islamic State militant positions at the south of Mosul, Iraq December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Iraq says army makes gains in gruelling Mosul battle
"What we have no idea of today is the state of medical structures in Mosul and the precise needs of the population"