CONFLICT

Multinational task force engaged in fierce battle with terrorists in Borno, as part of Operation Lafiya Dole.

UN report names suspects and says government used security apparatus to carry out possible crimes against humanity.

NDGJM not taking part in one-month-long ceasefire the government and other groups reached in August.

Four medical workers were killed in the bombings over rebel held Khan Tuman.

Family says Scott was killed without provocation; police say he threatened them with a gun.

Multinational force comprising troops from Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin comes under attack.

The aid convoy was hit in the area of Urum al-Kubra leaving at least 20 dead.

The Iraqi army and associated forces are closing in on the city that fell to Isis in June 2014.

The demonstration aimed to pile pressure on the international community following deadly clashes.

Russia has invaded a sovereign state, shot down an airliner, bombed hospitals and then lied about all of it.

African Union claims the current tension in the capital Kinshasa did not allow for the dialogue to continue.

More than 40% of the country's population are now food insecure, due to conflict and drought.

Talks to end Burundi crisis which has rocked the country for around 18 months have stalled.

The majority of those killed in the attacks by pro-Assad warplanes were ICRC workers and drivers.

Lucha movement calls for more demonstrations after dozens die in bid to get President Kabila to step down.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, India said terrorism was the root cause behind people fleeing from their home soil.

Rodrigo Duterte says after the Davao attack, militants could target another area in Mindanao.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said attacks were carried out by either Syrian or Russian aircraft.

The same day the Islamist militant group also attacked a military-protected convoy and killed six civilians.

The three men reportedly worked for a ground-handling company at Ghat airport.

The Iraqi leader has promised to retake Isis stronghold of Mosul by the end of the year.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights could not specify if the jets were Syrian or Russian.

Machar left South Sudan, and was subsequently dismissed as vice-president, following violence in Juba in July.

Anti-Kabila protest turns violent, killing at least 17 people including three policemen, one of whom was reportedly burned alive.

Protesters were demanding President Kabila's resignation.

The UN's 193 member states are aiming to organise a coordinated response to the refugee crisis.

Latest attack carried out as joint offensive against Isis-affiliated terrorists continues.

Most have known only the armed fight against the system. What will happen to them once they are part of the system?

New census shows number of unaccompanied minors in Jungle camp rose by 51% since August.