Erdogan says up to 250,000 Syrians flee toward Turkey as crisis worsens
Towns and villages have been pounded by Russian jets and Syrian artillery since a renewed government assault last month
Flood death toll rises to 26 in Jakarta, tens of thousands evacuated
The flooding, among the deadliest in years, caused chaos in parts of Southeast Asia's biggest city with train lines blocked and power outages in some areas
EXPERT VIEWS-Your money or your life: Can nations prosper by putting well-being before GDP in 2020?
More policymakers and campaigners have started to openly debate potential shifts away from an economic model that relies on growth
Eight people killed in Syria army bombing in rebel-held Idlib - medics
Sarmin is among towns and villages that have been relentlessly pounded since a renewed government assault last month
More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in Sudan's West Darfur
Up to 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced, since conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003, according to U.N. estimates
Floods in Indonesia's capital kill 9, force thousands to evacuate
In the last few years city authorities have sought to improve low-lying Jakarta's vulnerability to flooding during the rainy season
Australian authorities scramble to reach victims of deadly fires as death toll rises
At least 15 people are believed to have died in the fires which have destroyed more than 4 million hectares
In New Year message, pope decries violence against women
Pope Francis denounces exploitation of women's bodies 'sacrificed on the profane altar of advertising, profit, pornography'
Twelve dead, several missing as Australia counts the cost of devastating bushfires
The fires have destroyed more than 4 million hectares with new blazes sparked almost daily by extremely hot and windy conditions
Bosnia indicts Serb army general over Srebrenica genocide
Bosnian Serb forces attacked Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, separated men from women and children, and killed about 8,000 Muslims, who were then buried in mass graves