Dozens reported killed in suspected Syria gas attack, Damascus denies
Lifeless bodies of around a dozen children, women and men, some of them with foam at the mouth, were shown in one video circulated by activists
Rebels say Syrian forces dropped chemicals on Douma, government denies accusation
he Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor based in Britain, reported 11 cases of symptoms of suffocation in the city, including five children
Warplanes hit Syrian rebel-held Douma for first time in days
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the war monitor, said two people had been killed and 25 wounded in a dozen air raids against Douma
U.N. deactivates maximum emergency level for Congo crisis
Over 13 million Congolese need humanitarian aid, twice as many as last year, and 7.7 million face severe food insecurity
U.N. seeks access to Syrians "on their knees" in eastern Ghouta
UN estimates 80,000-150,000 civilians remain in Douma
Syrian state media: last rebel group starts leaving Ghouta
The departure of Jaish al-Islam from Douma would mark the end of the war for eastern Ghouta
Couple sentenced to death for murder of Filipina worker in Kuwait - media
The murder of the maid triggered a crisis between the Philippines and the Gulf Arab state
Pope, after Gaza violence, says 'defenceless' being killed in Holy Land
The Pope also begged for peace for "the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war."
Syrian army command says it has regained most of eastern Ghouta
Tens of thousands of people have now evacuated once-bustling towns in the suburbs east of the capital
Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting
"Now people have become sensible. They educate their girls"