Syria: Protests as besieged citizens starve to death

Syrian state media has said two towns near Idlib, Kefraya and Fua, have been besieged by anti-government fighters for two years. One protester accused the Syrian government of violating the terms of the agreement. Jan 7, 2016

Isis territory shrinks by 30% in Iraq and Syria

Islamic States (Isis) territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the US-led coalition fighting it said on 5 January. Jan 6, 2016

Peru: At least 8 people injured by bulls during annual festival

At least eight people were injured during an annual running of the bulls event that went awry in Huancavelica in Perus Cusco province on 2 January. Participants and onlookers ran for cover as angry bulls charged at crowds and into the adjacent food stands. Jan 5, 2016