Syrian barrel bomb attacks are "crimes against humanity" - Amnesty
Rights group says barrel bombs killed some 3,000 civilians in the northern Aleppo governorate last year, and have killed more than 11,000 in Syria since 2012
Second suspected human trafficking camp found in Thai south
Dead bodies believed to be illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were found at a suspected trafficking camp
Around 6,800 migrants rescued, baby girl born on Italian navy ship
Growing lawlessness and anarchy in countries like Libya is giving free hand to people smugglers who make an average of 80,000 euros from each boatload
INTERVIEW-Nigeria's offensive against Boko Haram slowed by landmines
Boko Haram grabbed a swathe of Nigeria's northeast and caused a global outcry when it abducted over 200 schoolgirls last year
Death toll from U.S.-led strike rises to 52 civilians in Syria
British-based Observatory for Human Rights says raid killed members of at least six families, including 7 children
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
The rebels are seeking to weaken an overstretched Syrian army losing ground
Syrian rebels fight Syrian army near Assad heartland
Latakia is the main port in Syria and crucial to rebels goal of toppling Assad's government
Polio eradicators hail historic progress, aim to "finish the job"
World closer than ever to being able to wipe out polio - experts
Shared battlefield goals trump ideology among Syria rebels - for now
An Islamist alliance calling itself Army of Fatah has seized northwestern towns including the provincial capital Idlib
Libya's Benghazi, cradle of anti-Gaddafi revolt, torn by chaos that followed
After a year of war, Libya's second-largest city is divided into areas controlled by forces loyal to one of two rival Libyan governments, and areas held by Islamist fighters