New York launches ad campaign to fight anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence
"Now more than ever, it is important for every New Yorker to stand united as one city and reject hate and violence"
Slovak PM Fico says EU migrant quotas are "politically finished"
Eastern Europe's ex-communist states have strongly opposed the policy adopted a year ago to tackle the migration crisis
Afghanistan says to sign peace deal with warlord Hekmatyar
Hekmatyar has been accused of serious human rights abuses, notably during the 1990s civil war, but he has played little direct part in the insurgency in recent years
Syrian government forces launch attack in Syria's Hama
"It is a very intense attack, for which Russian jets paved the way"
Syrian rebel evacuation from Homs delayed but governor vows to press on
"God willing, tomorrow will be a suitable day to resume this operation"
Sudan threatens to close border with South Sudan within days
Sudan regularly accuses its neighbour of backing insurgents in the Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions that run along its southern border.
Russia, U.S. tensions spill over at U.N. meeting on Syria
Russia says U.S.-led coalition air strikes that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers could endanger truce deal between Moscow and Washington
INTERVIEW-Education is civil rights struggle of our age - UN envoy Gordon Brown
The two countries with the highest number of children out of school - Nigeria and Pakistan - spend only 2 percent of their national income on education
'Lack of options' force 4 million to flee from one conflict to another - report
"My parents and my wife asked me many times, 'Please move to another country that's safe'"