Fleeing Aleppo fighting, Syrians describe terrifying choices
"I didn't take anything with me. I took the kids, ran to my car, and left... We took the decision at the final hour, because the army could have swooped in at any moment"
Trial of Bosnian Serb commander Mladic enters final stage
A judgement in the trial of the former Bosnian Serb military commander is likely in 2017
Egypt refers two officials to court for migrant boat capsizing
An investigation found that government inspectors colluded with the ship's captain to allow it to operate without a valid license
How a rebel Myanmar tin mine may up-end a global supply chain
Sanctions experts said even the indirect use of the tin might be considered a violation of U.S. sanctions law
U.N. states seeking resolution to demand end to fighting in Syria
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN:U.N. states seeking resolution to demand end to fighting in Syria
Residents alarmed as Iraqi soldiers spray Shi'ite graffiti in Mosul
"Sunnis, Shi'ites, Christians and Kurds, we all lived together in city without problems in the past"
Armed groups clash in Tripoli in worst fighting for over a year
The violence is the latest setback for the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord
Syrian rebels and families leave another town near Damascus
The government and allied forces have also been steadily advancing in the area around Damascus