Nigeria hopes rescued women can offer clues to missing girls
Boko Haram has snatched at least 2,000 women and girls since the start of 2014, according to Amnesty International
INTERVIEW-World Bank plans help for regions in Iraq recaptured from Islamic State
Economic growth is important part of solution to political problems afflicting Middle East and North Africa, says World Bank official
Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June - monitor
The killings of mostly Syrians included deaths by beheading, stoning or gunshots in non-combat situations
Two migrant sisters from Syria, now worlds apart
Fawziyeh, now in Lebanon, and Rabab, now in Germany, both fled their homeland three years ago
Islamist fighters seize Syria's Jisr al-Shughour, army says redeploys
Army redeployed to town's surroundings "to avoid civilian casualties" - Syrian state media
UN invites Syrian parties to Geneva peace talks in May
Major powers and regional players have been invited, but not militant groups Islamic State or Jabhat al-Nusra
U.N. aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help
The United Nations says about 440,000 people are besieged in Syria's civil war, now in its fifth year
Smuggling gangs treat African migrants more harshly than Syrians
Shocking testimonies from migrants show that smugglers' treatment of Africans is "inhumane and horrific"
EU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants die also in Balkans
EU leaders responded to outcry over sinking of packed fishing vessel by reversing cuts in search and rescue missions