Sharp increase in refugee flows from Syria

Iran drawing India closer with talks on train, road access to Afghanistan

China’s arms exports flooding sub-Saharan Africa

Opposition: August is deadliest month in Syrian civil war

Anger as Iran bans women from universities

In Somalia, a new parliament and a presidential election, but no votes for ordinary citizens

Uzbekistan’s ‘House Of Torture’

Niger struggles against militant Islam

Al Qaeda in Spain: Alive, Well and Making Trouble

Pakistan confirms talks with Afghanistan on Taliban releases

West Africa ‘ignoring underlying causes of hunger’

Targeted killings in Afghanistan up 53%

Despite losses, Somalia’s Shebab remain major threat

US is the driving force behind the fighting in Somalia

Pakistan’s extremists whip up frenzy over Burma’s Muslims

Officials warn of crisis in northern Africa

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan threaten Myanmar over Rohingya

In Pakistan, stalled military operation means refugees can’t go home

Wave of Violent Repression Plagues Capital of Mali

Drone operations over Somalia pose danger to air traffic, UN report says

African viewpoint: Why Timbuktu matters

Key Afghans Tied to Mass Killings in ’90s Civil War

As Syria conflict rages, China hews to ‘non-interference’ principle

New Evidence Points to Syria Firefight, not Massacre

The Progression in World Views on Syria’s Conflict

Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes

North Mali terrorist haven threatens Africa -leaders

Northern Mali risks starvation thanks to al-Qaeda, drought and no aid

Northern Mali: A dying land

In Niger refugee camp, anger deepens against Mali’s al-Qaeda-linked Islamists
