Middle East and North Africa
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Over 3,000 migrants are rescued on Monday off the coast of Libya with the majority of them hailing from Eritrea and Somalia.
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Abdolrasoul Dorri Esfahani, an accountant believed to a dual British or Candian national, is suspected of espionage
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Monitoring group says many more wounded as Turkey continues cross-border offensive against Isis and Kurdish forces
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Navy spokesman reportedly says its patrol fired warning shots to MSF refugee vessel, but aid group says attackers fired at boat
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Wars are easier to start than stop. So how did Colombia do it – and what can the world learn from that breakthrough?
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Kurdish peshmerga and the Iraqi army are closing in on the northern city but the battle to liberate it may unleash a humanitarian disaster
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Editorial: Twelve months ago, Europe failed to rise to the challenge of the Syrian refugee crisis. It is still paying the price – and so are the refugees
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Program that can turn iPhones into remote spying devices was allegedly used to target Middle Eastern human rights activist
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Opposition fighters and families to leave town outside Damascus after four-year siege under deal with Assad government
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Western arms and money have prolonged and intensified this civil war. Our only duties are to stop taking sides, and to help those fleeing the conflict
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Fighters to leave besieged town for opposition-held areas, but civilians fear penalties for anti-regime activism
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The Guardian view on Turkey’s incursion into Syria: Ankara’s biggest concern is containing the Kurds
Editorial: Civilians are paying the price for the competing interests of parties to the conflict -
Ankara sends more tanks across border after progress against Isis but says there is no sign that Kurds have heeded US warning
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Unidentified speedboat fired at MSF-chartered Bourbon Argos before armed men boarded rescue vessel, it has emerged
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Palestine presses for war crime charges against Israel at International Criminal Court as army closes seven investigations into incidents in 2014 without charges
UN's $4bn aid effort in Syria is morally bankrupt