Syrian Offensive Displaces Thousands

Turkey has called on Russia and Iran to prevent the Syrian army mounting attacks in Idlib. UN officials say about 100,000 Syrians have fled the north-western province since December. Also, the sentences of thousands of Iranian prisoners on death row for drug crimes will be reviewed, the search resumes for the missing aircraft MH370, and a new study sheds light on The Great Dying - a mass extinction event 200 million years ago.

(Image: Damaged buildings in Idlib Jan 8th 2018. Credit: AFP)