Humanitarian news
Powerful Hurricane Matthew barrels towards Jamaica, Cuba
Russian jets pound Aleppo as U.S. clings to diplomacy
EU's anti-fraud body probes aid for Syrian refugees
UN appoints first expert to protect LGBT people
Police clear out Rome's "Gloomy Street" migrant camp
First UN special envoy for Somali refugees amid 'asylum fatigue'
WHO says 338 killed in eastern Aleppo in past week
US drone strike kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan - UN
Germany revises down 2015 refugee intake, arrivals slow
Unite to stop carnage, save lives in Syria - UN aid chief
Purple rice, hairless apricots to get boost under new label scheme
Thailand confirms Zika-linked microcephaly cases, first in region
California makes single-stall public bathrooms to be open to all
Matthew reaches hurricane force, one dead in St Vincent
Zika-related birth defects likely higher than anticipated-panel
U.S. expects donors to pledge $3 billion a year for Afghanistan
Activists cry foul as U.N. decides against Yemen rights probe
Gold mine chose "eviction over dialogue" in Peru land dispute
UN says may struggle to accommodate refugees from Mosul battle
Rise in Nigerian sex slavery in Italy fuelled by violence, magic
UNICEF says 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis
Rise in English foster care for refugee children
Up to 600 wounded in Syria's east Aleppo, evacuations needed -UN
Worker's suicide in Qatar raises concern over stranded migrants
How one Kenyan widow won the right to own property
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
Syrian rebel advance in Hama as army pushes in Aleppo
Colombia tipped for Nobel Peace Prize after deal to end war
Afghan warlord calls for an 'end to current crisis'
India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
Thailand cracks down on migrant workers amid anti-immigration rise
Rights group urges Bangladesh to stop "kneecapping" detainees
Hundreds brought down from slopes of erupting volcano in Indonesia
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