Attack on Shi'ite mosque in Afghan city kills at least 29
The latest attack comes as the U.S. administration considers sending more troops to Afghanistan
Lebanon-Syria border zone refugee transfer delayed a second day
Nusra Front militants were demanding the release of a fifth prisoner
Jordan scraps 'marry your rapist' law - activists
Such laws, which exist in a number of Middle Eastern countries, condemn girls to a lifetime of sexual violence and domestic abuse at the hands of their rapist
Clooneys to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon
Lebanon has more than 1 million Syrian refugees, including nearly 500,000 children
Thousands to leave Lebanon-Syria border zone under deal
The deal includes the departure of all Nusra militants from Lebanon's northeast border region around Arsal town, along with any civilians in nearby refugee camps who wish to leave
FEATURE-LGBT asylum seekers face "intimate questions", prejudice in Germany
"When I told (my interpreter) that I wanted to include homosexuality in my grounds for claiming asylum, he dropped his pen and walked out of the interview"
Protecting civilians: a lesson from Iraq on why we can’t ignore international humanitarian law
We must ensure that all civilians are protected, not just because it is a legal obligation but because it is morally right
Stranded Yemenis, thousands of others stand to lose "golden ticket" to U.S.
"Imagine you get notified you got the golden ticket, only to have it yanked away"
8,000 to leave Syria-Lebanon border zone as ceasefire deal advances
First step in ceasefire took place on Sunday as the two sides exchanged bodies of fighters killed in clashes
Lost children are legacy of battle for Iraq's Mosul
Some children have been found wandering alone and afraid among the rubble, others joining the refugee exodus from the pulverized city