Humanitarian news

WHO calls for safe routes to evacuate east Aleppo sick, wounded
Amnesty criticises Hungary over treatment of migrants
Aid workers pulled out of volatile South Sudan region
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Islamist rebel gets 9 years for Timbuktu destruction Reuters
Death toll from capsized migrant boat off Egypt rises to 177 Reuters
Halting school meals in Mali could keep thousands out of class -UN Kieran Guilbert
Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash - and more fish Moraa Obiria
Taiwan's third typhoon of the month kills at least four Reuters
South Sudan urges neighbours not to let opponent launch rebellion Reuters
Thailand investigates cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly Reuters
Is the Philippines' "war on drugs" fuelling an HIV epidemic? David Doyle
India to speed up hydropower plans on rivers flowing into Pakistan Reuters
Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war Reuters
Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs Katy Migiro
US hospital sued for discriminating against dead transgender boy Sebastien Malo
New York ad campaign takes on anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence Ellen Wulfhorst
Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo Reuters
Just 30 doctors struggle to treat wounded in eastern Aleppo Reuters
Sanofi gets $43 mln US funding to spur Zika vaccine development Reuters
Kerry discounts Syrian suggestion of talks on unity government Reuters
Calais migrant camp demolition raises child trafficking fears Lin Taylor
Merkel: We need migrant deals with African states Reuters
Global land rush enters "more dangerous stage" Chris Arsenault
Slovak PM Fico says EU migrant quotas are "politically finished" Reuters
EU launches programme to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey Reuters
Hollande confirms Calais migrant camp shutdown, urges UK help Reuters
We were forced to work for Western mine, say Eritrean migrants Reuters
Libya PM calls for national reconciliation in splintered country Reuters
Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts Reuters
Crickets, birds, weather data combine to guide African farmers Munyaradzi Makoni
FEATURE-Rohingya footballers tackle prejudice in Malaysia Beh Lih Yi
Aid delivered to four besieged towns in Syria - ICRC Reuters
A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo Reuters
Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues Reuters
Egypt's Sisi promises justice after migrant ship capsize Reuters
Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Philippines' Mindanao island Reuters
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