Bomb kills eight in Syrian city of Raqqa
There has been an steady increase in attacks on areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the swathe of territory it controls in northeast Syria
Indonesia arrests eight in major human trafficking bust
Hundreds of thousands of Indonesian women go to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan every year for domestic work, despite reports of widespread abuses
Suicide bombers attack Syrian army post, several dead - media
Violence has escalated of late in the area, the last major part of Syria held by insurgents opposed to President Bashar al-Assad
At least 15 reported killed as Syrian government, rebels exchange fire
The Syrian government has vowed to take back the northwestern region, comprising Idlib and adjacent areas of Hama and Aleppo provinces
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after IS defeat
At the hospital, staff have had to build portacabins on the roof that serve as a makeshift ward for the treatment of malnourished babies
Clashes erupt as Greek police stop migrants from reaching border
Riot police fired teargas at dozens of people - some with children in their arms - who threw stones and bottles as they tried to break a police cordon and reach a road leading to the border
Greek minister urges migrants to leave Greece's northern border, return to camps
Scores of migrants who have gathered outside a migrant camp were warned to leave
Migrants gather near Greece's northern border, seeking to cross
Small groups of people including children arrived at the field next to the migrant camp of Diavata near the border with North Macedonia, carrying their belongings on their backs
Iraqi victims of Islamic State leadership deserve justice - U.N.
The jihadist group imposed a reign of terror with public beheadings and sexual enslavement of women and girls
Climate, conflicts set to plunge millions into food crisis
War, extreme weather and economic woes in 2018 left more than 113 million in dire need of help