Iran has sent thousands of fighters to Iraq and Syria to battle IS

More than 2,000 people have died of cholera in Yemen this year

Putin opened a summit with leaders of Turkey, Iran in effort to reboot peace process in the war-ravaged country

China has pressed for dialogue, saying this week that "more should be done" to hold talks to resolve crisis

Sayasaya accused of molesting two boys in the state of North Dakota where he worked for the Catholic Church

The pair, believed to be Russians, were captured in September or early October in eastern Syria.

Reports of Monday's attack came a day after at least 50 worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque

Nicknamed "The Beast" because of his cruelty, Salvatore "Toto" Riina succumbed to cancer last week aged 87

Mladic was found guilty of 1995 massacre where troops under his command slaughtered almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys

The Syrian president's fate remains a stumbling block, preventing global players from reaching a peace settlement