UN warns of renewed cycle of sectarian strife in Iraq, urges prevention
More than 600 Sunni Muslim men and teenage boys are said to be missing after Falluja's fall
Turkey's Erdogan moots plan to grant citizenship to Syrians
"There are highly qualified individuals among Syrian refugees in Turkey," President Tayyip Erdogan said
Argentina's Macri says France needs to show flexibility in Mercosur talks
GERMANY-ARGENTINA/ (URGENT):Argentina's Macri says France needs to show flexibility in Mercosur talks
At least 12 killed in fighting in Central African Republic town
Insecurity persists following the swearing in of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in March
Madonna moved to tears by case of child rape in Kenya
While in the east African nation, the singer met with the country's First Lady to discuss working with her charity
Floods in China kill almost 130, wipe out crops
More than 1.3 million people have been forced out of their homes as rains and floods wreak devastation
Shortage of syringes hampers Congo's fight against yellow fever
The UN says some 1,400 suspected cases of the virus have resulted so far in 82 deaths in the country
WHO to launch emergency yellow fever vaccination in Angola, Congo
The worst yellow fever outbreak in decades has killed about 345 people in Angola
UK aims to close coal-fired power plants by 2025
Britain is the first major economy to put a date on shutting down polluting coal plants to curb carbon emissions
Islamist violence strains a poor nation's warm welcome for refugees
In Niger, refugees are largely taken in by local residents rather than accommodated in bleak refugee camps