Libya five years after the death of 'brother leader' Muammar Gaddafi
The death of the eccentric leader was the defining moment of the country's 2011 revolutionary war.
Assad claims footage of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh pulled from Aleppo rubble was faked
Images of the five-year-old being rescued in rebel held Aleppo in August shocked the world.
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi general calls on Isis militants to surrender on third day of offensive
Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati told reporters he was calling on militant group to surrender its positions.
First wave of hundreds of refugees fleeing Isis-held Mosul leave besieged city
In the last 10 days about 5,000 refugees have arrived in Syria from Mosul.
Is Isis preparing to unleash chemical weapons on civilians during its last stand in Mosul?
Experts have warned Isis may use mustard gas as a last resort as aid organisations order gas masks.
Islamic State releases shocking images of Caliphate Cubs executing 'US spies' in Mosul
The images show two children – who appear no older than 13 – standing over prisoners with handguns.
Russia agrees to suspend Aleppo air strikes for 8 hours to allow civilians and rebels to leave
Moscow has ruled out a ceasefire, saying it would allow rebels to regroup in Aleppo.
Who are the main players in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State?
As the assault on the city has begun, convoys of Iraqi, Kurdish and US forces moved east of Mosul.
Battle for Mosul: War broadcast live on Facebook as Iraqi Kurdish forces advance on Isis stronghold
Isis has held Mosul, a city of 1.2 million inhabitants, for the last two years.
Children killed in drug war are 'collateral damage' says Philippines president
Duterte said police in the Philippines could kill hundreds with impunity firing off rounds with an M16.
Syrian activist faces asylum decision after UK confiscates passport at behest of Assad regime
Zaina Erhaim faces choice between returning to Turkey or seeking asylum after the UK confiscated her passport at Assad regime's request.
Philippines' bloody war on drugs: Four charts reveal President Duterte's unprecedented purge
More than 3,500 have been killed in the country's war on drugs since the new administration took office in May.
Can I still go on holiday to Thailand following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej?
Thai government has announced a one-year-long period of mourning for the deceased monarch.
Clinton presidential victory will allow Isis to take over the United States says Trump
Trump said the Islamic State was hoping and praying for a Clinton victory in November.
Isis drone rigged with explosives kills fighters in Iraq and injures French Special Forces
Two French soldiers were severely injured in the explosion with others slightly wounded.
Philippines police shoot and kill boyfriend of murdered British woman Maria Moynihan
Kanahashi, a mid-level drug dealer, was one of the last people to see Maria Moynihan alive.
WikiLeaks emails show Clinton was told Saudi Arabia and Qatar were secretly funding Isis
The email is one of 2,086 emails released by the whistleblowing outfit WikiLeaks.
One underage girl is married around the globe every seven seconds
Pregnant 14-year-old Syrian refugee says "I am a child raising a child."
Hundreds of Hurricane Matthew victims left with untreated festering wounds in Haiti's hospitals
The UN makes an emergency appeal for nearly $120m in aid saying 750,000 are in need of life-saving assistance.
Philippines: Drug addicts and pushers who 'surrender' in Duterte's drug war make coffins in rehab
Addicts in the city of Olongapo make the coffins after they hand themselves over to authorities.
Deadly flood warnings issued as Hurricane Matthew heads out into Atlantic
At least 19 dead in the US, but the authorities warn rising river levels still pose a deadly risk.
Death toll from Hurricane Matthew soars past 800 in Haiti as winds batter Florida
Category 4 winds battered south west Haiti before the hurricane moved north to the east coast of the United States.
UN hits out at Saudi Arabia over stoning, amputation and execution of children
The UN has criticised laws in the kingdom which allow children as young as 15 to be executed.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Awarding committee said Santos had been resolute in his efforts to negotiate peace in Colombia.
Death toll from Hurricane Matthew reaches 300 in Haiti as storm batters eastern US
As the floodwaters recede bodies have started to appear in Haiti's devastated south-west.
Meet Rodrigo Duterte's outspoken 'Mini-Me' ambassador to the UN
Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locisn Jr has dialled up Duterte's rhetoric on xenophobia and the drug war.
Two million evacuated while Hurricane Matthew gains speed as it closes in on Florida
The hurricane is predicted to be the strongest to hit the US' Atlantic coast in nearly a decade.
Is the bromance over before it really started? Trump declares he doesn't love Putin
In the past Trump had complimented Putin as a strong leader but now appears to be distancing himself.
Police officers stabbed in the neck and chest in Brussels as two central stations evacuated
The assailant was neutralised by a second group of police who shot him in the leg.
Volcanologists fear infamous Tenerife volcano will erupt after 100 earthquakes are recorded
Experts warning pattern of earthquakes across the south-west of the Island could cause Mount Teide to erupt.
