SPECIAL REPORT-After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching
Since its recapture two days ago, the Sunni city of Tikrit has been the scene of violence and looting
Saudis airdrop arms to Aden defenders, Houthis pull back
Saudi Arabia's military intervention is the latest front in the Sunni Muslim kingdom's contest with Shi'ite Iran for power in region
“These children will disappear” – Mary’s story of war in South Sudan
Mary, a Nuer, fears the worst if she and her family leave the cramped safety of a U.N. camp in Juba
FEATURE-From brides to battlefield, women taking up new roles with Islamic State
Reports of women working at ISIS-controlled hospitals and aiding in logistics
Aid worker killings in Mali, Yemen, Syria are "shocking, unacceptable"
Head of ICRC says his staff and volunteers "are needed today more than ever before, and they must be protected by all"
The African Court: Too little, but not too late
The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights is under-funded, under-resourced and under-powered, but it is the continent’s best hope for a credible alternative to international justice for its brigands and bullies.
Syria's Assad says Islamic State has expanded since start of U.S. air strikes
ISIS attracts 1,000 recruits a month in Syria, expands in Iraq, Libya, while al Qaeda affiliates announce allegiance - Assad
3D-printed prosthetics, plantpot houses, clever toilets compete for design of the year
Designs of the Year 2015 also features initiatives to tackle clean drinking water for children and plastic waste dumped in the sea
In Sudan, an unlikely path to jihad for students
Journey shows challenges to contain appeal of IS, successful in attracting young Europe-born Muslims to their ideal of medieval caliphate
Yemeni leader Hadi leaves country as Saudi Arabia keeps up air strikes
Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies striking at Houthis who have taken over much of Yemen, seek to oust Hadi