Mass grave in Iraq's Ramadi holds at least 40 Islamic State victims - officials
Victims include women and children apparently killed by Islamic State insurgents when they seized the Iraqi city in May
In Canada, first-of-its-kind website matches Syrian refugees to would-be sponsors
The first-of-its-kind website is part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees
Frustrated with Germany's asylum red tape, some Iraqis return home
"I fled to Germany to build my future. But I realised I can't build it on fake promises"
Nigerian crime gangs 'use UK airports' to traffick women - BBC
Number of people identified as potential human trafficking victims in Britain rose by 21 percent to 3,309 in 2014
Syrians fleeing war find unlikely refuge in Sudan
Battling with its own economic crisis and conflicts, the African country has nevertheless opened its doors, offering Syrians safety
Six migrants drown as vessel sinks off Greek island
The latest tragedy comes just days after more than 40 people drowned while trying to reach Greece by sea
A third of world population lives in nations without freedoms - rights group
Syria, Tibet and Somalia ranked worst in 2015 which marked decade of decline in global freedom, says Freedom House
U.N. invites warring parties to Syria talks this week
Earlier, the opposition had cast doubt on whether it would go to Geneva
Doomsday Clock stays unchanged at three minutes to midnight
Paris climate change deal seen as one of "small bright spots in a darker world situation", scientists say
EXCLUSIVE: South Sudan needs arms embargo; leaders killing civilians - U.N. panel
Violations by warring parties include extrajudicial killings, torture, rape, abductions, recruitment of children and forced displacement