Suicide bomber kills six in mosque in northeast Nigeria -army
Attack in town of Damboa bears hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants
How to stop ghost fishing gear haunting our oceans
Lost or discarded fishing gear is responsible for a 10 percent reduction in global fish stocks
'Balkan route' still open to migrants, Serbian minister warns
Around 100,000 migrants have passed through Serbia this year despite closure of 'Balkan route', minister says
Air strikes kill 22 in Syria's Idlib province during ceasefire - monitor
Death toll, which included nine women, is expected to rise following air strikes on Darkush near Turkish border
Gambia ban on child marriage could spark backlash, activist fears
Gambia's president has announced 20-year jail terms for parents who marry off girls too young
Nearly 96,000 unaccompanied children sought EU asylum in 2015 - agency
More than half were Afghans, followed by Syrians and Eritreans, says European Asylum Support Office
INTERVIEW-Threatened by climate change, Mozambique's Beira bets on urban renewal
Country's second-largest city in race against time to protect itself from cyclones, floods and rising sea levels
Clash between South Sudanese factions kills at least five
Experts fear a fresh conflict if rebel forces not integrated swiftly into government military
Girls struggle to complete schooling in Uganda's nomadic Karamoja region
Most girls from the nomadic group are pressured by their parents to drop out of school and get married once they reach puberty
In Asia, U.S. country rankings on human trafficking raise eyebrows
Aid workers unconvinced Philippines' Tier 1 trafficking ranking is justified since forced labour and sex trafficking remain rife