Libya's official government targets rival forces trying to seize ports
Libya's government forces are attacking soldiers allied to a rival government based in Tripoli
Four militants hanged in Pakistan as execution campaign widens
None of the Islamists executed had links with the Taliban attack on a school earlier this week that killed 132 children
Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight jihadis
Lebanon has few resources to deal with the instability on its border
Egypt allows in travellers from Gaza for first time since October
Rafah is the only major crossing between Gaza and the outside world, that does not border Israel
Afghan Taliban decry "biased" U.N. report on civilian casualties
A record-high number of civilians were killed and wounded this year, most of them victims of the Taliban
10 years on, tsunami warning stumbles at the "last mile"
In April 2012 Indonesia received a terrifying reminder of how unprepared it was for the next disaster
U.N.'s Ebola mission should be closed once battle won - Ban
The U.N. Ebola mission should not outlive its immediate purpose, Ban said
Liberian voter turnout low as Ebola overshadows senate election
HEALTH-EBOLA/LIBERIA-VOTE:Liberian voter turnout low as Ebola overshadows senate election
Yazidis cheer Kurds on Iraqi mountain for breaking Islamic State siege
Iraqi Kurdish fighters have freed hundreds of Yazidis trapped for months by Islamic State
Ebola death toll in three African countries hits 7,373 - WHO
There have been nearly 500 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since Dec. 17