'Ghost' Malian refugees show abuse of UN registration system
UNHCR sources say Malian Tuareg chiefs cut deals with village elders in Burkina Faso to present local children as their own to gain extra rations which they later sold - one thing that could drive up the number of registered refugees
Five killed in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
SYRIA-CRISIS/LEBANON-CLASHES (UPDATE 1, TV):UPDATE 1-Five killed in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
A Sunni Muslim gunman takes his position as he fires his weapon in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
A Sunni Muslim gunman takes his position as he fires his weapon in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Bullet casings are seen on a deserted street in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Bullet casings are seen on a deserted street in the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Stringer (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Sunni Muslim gunmen discuss tactics as they rest inside a room in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli
Sunni Muslim gunmen discuss tactics as they rest inside a room in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Sunni Muslim gunmen discuss tactics as they rest inside a room in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli
Sunni Muslim gunmen discuss tactics as they rest inside a room in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Sunni Muslim gunman carries his weapon as he takes a position in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli
A Sunni Muslim gunman carries his weapon as he takes a position in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A Sunni Muslim gunman carries his weapon as he stands guard in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli
A Sunni Muslim gunman carries his weapon as he stands guard in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli March 21, 2014. Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security and medical sources said. Tripoli, like much of Lebanon, is divided along sectarian lines and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Syrian border. Its majority Sunni Muslims, who back the Syrian rebels, often clash with the minority from Assad's Alawite sect. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)