By AFPAt a hospital in Syria, Osama Abdel Hamid was holding back tears as he recalled on Monday the powerful earthquake that toppled his home and killed his neighbours, along with hundreds of his compatriots."We were fast asleep when we felt a huge e...

Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region.Local officials reported scenes of systematic killings by armed men in Diallassagou and two surrou...