Iraq launches operation to clear desert near Syria of Islamic State
"The objective behind the operation is to prevent remaining Daesh groups from melting into the desert region and using it as a base for future attacks"
PNG police order protesting asylum seekers out of Australian-run camp
"We don't want another prison. We want to leave this place, but they need to give a good solution for us"
Canada data shows 10 pct of Haitian border crossers get refugee status
Haitians are among some 17,000 asylum seekers who have walked across the border into Canada so far this year
Besieged Syrians eating trash, fainting from hunger - U.N. survey
At least four people have died from hunger
Mladic verdict carries message for Syria and beyond - UN's Zeid
"The passage of time is no protection," said Zeid
Winter death threat for asylum seekers stranded on Greek islands
"We are in a race against time. Lives will be lost – again – this winter – unless people are allowed to move to the mainland"
Australia defends alternative accommodation for asylum seekers against U.N. criticism
"There is accommodation that is perfectly acceptable" - Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
EXCLUSIVE-Tillerson under fire: U.S. diplomats accuse him of breaking child soldiers law
U.S. officials accuse Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers
U.N. Security Council approves tougher action on human trafficking
A video appearing to show African migrants sold as slaves in Libya has sparked a global outcry
Greek island on strike in protest against becoming migrant "prison"
Lesbos is now hosting some 8,500 asylum-seekers in facilities designed to hold fewer than 3,000