A recent analysis suggests that the absence of international intervention following atrocities in other Sudanese cities has contributed to the situation in El-Obeid.
Following last week's crossings into Ceuta, families in northern Morocco are reportedly searching for relatives who are unaccounted for.
Members of the music group Massive Attack were reportedly detained in Singapore following an "impromptu expression" of support for Palestine during a concert.
A recent landslide in India's Kerala state, reportedly triggered by heavy rain, sent a section of a hillside onto a highway, causing people to flee the area.
