Homeless man wins "dream" place at Britain's Cambridge University
"It is the first thing I am proud of in my life"
Syria declares victory over Islamic State
Capture of Albu Kamal ends Islamic State's era of territorial rule over the so-called caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 a
UN watchdog says Australia must change its migration laws
Australia has been widely criticised by the United Nations and rights groups for detaining asylum seekers who try to reach its shores by boat, even if they are found to be refugees
Climate migration muddied by legal confusion in Pacific islands
Pacific islanders may be among the first climate migrants - but a range of thorny legal obstacles stands in the way
FACTBOX -Could Yemen face "the largest famine" in decades?
Aid agencies have called for food, fuel and medicines to be allowed into the country immediately
Penny Mordaunt appointed new UK aid minister - PM May's office
Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel who resigned on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials that breached protocol
Syria's Eastern Ghouta faces "complete catastrophe" - UN
"Nowhere is it as bad as in Eastern Ghouta"
Kurds displaced by Iraq advance fear reprisals if they return
"We left with the clothes on our back and nothing else"
Pakistan shuts down last MSF facility in tribal areas
"Healthcare services are very limited in the area and most of our patients cannot afford to pay even for basic medical care"
Haiti tops index of nations worst-hit by extreme weather in 2016
Between 1997 and 2016, more than 520,000 people died in over 11,000 extreme weather events including storms, floods and heat waves worldwide