Landmine deaths soar in 2016 with record number of child victims - monitors
The spike was fuelled by violence in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Yemen and Libya
Afghan suspect arrested in Germany over migrant deaths at sea
The man is believed to have been on board the smugglers' boat which had 90 migrants on board when it capsized in poor weather in January 2016
An Afghan man looks on as he stands at a bird market in Kabul
An Afghan man looks on as he stands at a bird market in Kabul, Afghanistan December 4, 2017.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Nine killed as burqa-clad Taliban attack Pakistani college
Gunmen arrived at the campus in an auto-rickshaw, disguised in the burqas worn by many women in the region
Afghan girls win European prize for solar-powered farming robot
"They are undeniably the future of Afghanistan"
Expect more war, hunger, Islamist violence in 2018 -Geneva think-tank
Violence and insecurity are likely to deteriorate in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, and Syria
Ivanka Trump, feted in India, calls for closing gender gap in business
In developing countries, 70 percent of women-owned smaller businesses were being denied access to capital
Little prospect of Syria peace progress in Geneva talks
UN talks in Geneva this week
Australian doctors demand access to Manus Island asylum seekers
"This is a matter beyond immigration and border control, but one that affects the health of people and others' perceptions of our great nation"
Five migrants wounded as shots fired in Calais brawl
The incident occurred during what was probably a dispute between migrant smugglers