INTERVIEW-Calais migrants living in ditches, appalling conditions
Last month the French authorities announced a 50 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants in Calais in the past year
Climate change a "threat multiplier" for farming-dependent states-analysis
32 agricultural countries face "extreme risk" of conflict or civil unrest in next 30 years, global analytics firm says
Iraqi peshmerga poised to join battle against Islamic State in Syria
The town of Kobani has been besieged by Islamist insurgents for more than a month
Iran envoy rejects U.N. investigator's charges of rights abuses
Human rights report says executions have sharply increased since President Hassan Rouhani's election last year
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
The town of Kobani has been besieged by Islamist insurgents for over a month
INTERVIEW-Opposition leader suggests "soft exit" for Sudan's Bashir
Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi says new govt could protect Bashir from the International Criminal Court, if he quits politics
A political solution to the Syrian crisis is desperately needed
Lebanon is staring to buckle under pressure the increased population is placing on infrastructure, services
Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani - Turkish PM
Turkey says it cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani