South Sudan peace talks adjourn without agreement
Fighting has killed more than 10,000 people and driven more than 1.5 million from their homes
South Sudan peace talks to go on until Friday
Fighting in S. Sudan has killed more than 10,000 people and driven more than 1.5 million from their homes
Fleeing Tikrit residents fear no return as Iraqi forces close in
Residents fear Islamic State militants will use them as human shields
Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit
Battle for Tikrit could decide move on Mosul
Somalia top priority in U.N. agriculture organisation funding appeal
805 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger; 129 mln live in areas affected by crisis and 79 mln are highly vulnerable to natural disasters
U.N. Security Council sets up South Sudan sanctions regime
Security Council stops short of imposing worldwide travel bans and asset freezes on S. Sudanese officials
Iraq battles to rebuild despite war and oil slump
New city, which aims to house half a million people near Baghdad, dwarfs any construction project Iraq has attempted in generation
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
Army and Shi'ite militia aiding the operation instructed to protect civilians and property in the battlefield
Outgoing Namibian president wins $5 mln Africa leadership prize
To win the Mo Ibrahim Foundation prize, leaders must have been democratically elected and served only their constitutionally mandated term