Evacuations from besieged Syrian towns end after two-day halt
More than 35 busloads of civilians and pro-government fighters from the towns of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province arrived in Aleppo city
Ai Weiwei calls on Gulf states to do more to help Syrian refugees
"Many Gulf states refuse refugees. I don't think that's an intelligent act because many refugees even have the same religious background to them and talk the same language"
Qatar World Cup workers pay recruitment fees, work 18-hour days - report
Protests by workers are extremely rare in wealthy Qatar where labour unions are banned
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
"All of those killed were civilians, none were holding weapons"
Can the Sámi survive climate change and logging?
Reindeer herding is central to the Sámi people’s survival and culture - but climate change and logging threaten an ancient way of life
Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport, military base
A Reuters correspondent saw more than 100 civilians fleeing towards Iraqi security forces
Finnish parliament confirms same-sex marriage law
"That's it! The parliament confirms same-sex marriage to be 100 percent certain from here to eternity"
Yemen rebels call on U.N. to investigate bombings, dismiss peace envoy
Across Yemen, some 12 million people, roughly half the population, face the threat of famine
Rockets hit U.N. Yemen ceasefire office in Saudi Arabia
United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed did not attribute blame
Unpaid state salaries deepen economic pain in Yemen's war
Thousands of Yemeni state workers now face destitution as their salaries have gone largely unpaid for months