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Report claims area's economy and infrastructure have been devastated by economic blockade and war.

UN predicts that there will be between 9.5 and 13.3 billion people in 2100.

Security forces have reclaimed control of a hotel in central Mali from gunmen, ending a deadly siege and freeing a number of hostages, according to a defence ministry spokesman.

Byblos hotel near the city of Mopti used as a base for UN peacekeeping operations.

In Iran record 73C temperatures stunned meteorologists as protests erupted in Iraq over electricity.

UN Ad Hoc Committee on Sovereign Debt Restructuring adopts nine principles in this regard.

Laws around counter-terrorism, immigration and abortion in Northern Ireland also questioned by review.

RTS,S vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline gets positive EMA review and next goes to WHO for tests

As the EU and UN each approve the nuclear non-proliferation deal, Israel warns that Iran "has spread its tentacles"

The Tripoli administration says it will not accept the peace terms unless its authority is recognised.

'If we delay it may well be too late to save the most vulnerable children'

Youngest-ever Nobel Peace laureate says $39bn is needed on an annual basis.

An internal investigation reveals that it is not equipped to deal with health outbreaks.

New date shows more details of nuclear inspection deal need to be hammered out.

Announcement at meeting comes in wake of UNHRC reports alleging that Israel may have committed war crimes in 2014 Gaza conflict.

'We have to act now. The next five years provide a fragile window of opportunity'

Envoy admits security forces are at limit but says they are resilient as insurgents attempt to take territory.

General secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party forced to apologise for his posts on social media.

Report finds 231 allegations of sexual exploitation in Haiti alone.

Tripoli's Islamist government has indicated it has a number of red lines.

Report details human rights abuses by both pro-Moscow militias and Ukrainian government forces.

A UN report says that backdoor encryptions are undermining our basic human rights.

Iraqi Vice-President Osama al-Nujaifi described the mass killing as 'horrific and barbaric'.

The report has sparked fears that the virus could survive twice as long than originally thought.

Ban Ki-moon also attacks the Palestinians over hiding weapons in 'inviolable' UN premises.

Angelina Jolie says it is sickening to see thousands of migrants drowning on Europe's doorstep.

Envoy Staffan de Mistura hopes to gauge any progress by the end of June.

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urges UK authorities to take action against tabloids anti-immigrant coverage.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to hold talks on sidelines of conference.

There are still some two billion people who do not have access to a bank.