EXPERT VIEWS-Can "carrot-and-stick" aid deals stem migration from Africa to Europe?
Experts weigh in on EU's money-for-migration deal with Mali
Are human rights in crisis?
Human rights at fifty: a look at the data suggests that little has improved. However, that does not imply that international human rights law is meaningless
Aleppo evacuation halted without explanation - WHO
"The worrying part of this is there are still in besieged enclaves of Aleppo high numbers of women and infants"
Afghan asylum seekers sent home fear deportations will add to chaos
"The process is totally unfair and unjust. Some of the deportees went to social welfare department to extend their papers, but they were arrested there"
Aleppo evacuations gain pace as rebels, civilians leave - monitors, rebel official
At least 6,000 people had left rebel-held Aleppo in several convoys of buses and ambulances since Thursday
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
An initial ceasfire deal stalled on Wednesday, the planned evacuation failed to materialise and renewed fighting raged in the city
Syria's White Helmets accuse Russia of Aleppo war crimes -letter
Rights groups outline accusations against Russia in a 39-page document listing 300 alleged attacks in which there is "high likelihood" of Russia responsibility
EU to make new diplomatic push for aid to reach Aleppo
EU aid trucks have been waiting to go into the rebel strongholds of eastern Aleppo since early October
Rich nations urged to resettle more Syrian refugees to save lives
Only Australia, Canada, Germany and Norway had resettled more than their "fair share" of Syrian refugees when considering the size of their economy, Oxfam says
Kerry accuses Assad government of 'massacre' in Aleppo
"There is absolutely no justification whatsoever for the indiscriminate and savage brutality against civilians shown by the regime"