Syria: Medical Evacuation From Ghouta

Syrian volunteers have evacuated the first critically-ill patients from a rebel-held suburb near Damascus. Aid groups had urged President Assad to allow treatment for dozens of urgent cases -- including seven children with cancer.

The former US president, Barack Obama, says the irresponsible use of social media is spreading misinformation and corroding civil discourse.

Election observers in Liberia say voting has gone smoothly in the Presidential election run-off on Tuesday. They said polling stations had been better organised than in the first round in October.