Retrial to resume of Salvadoran woman on homicide charge after delivering stillborn son
Prosecutors say Evelyn Hernandez had induced an abortion, despite her account that she was unaware of her pregnancy when she delivered a stillborn son
Rights groups criticise U.N.decision to hold conference on torture in Egypt
Rights activists say President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has overseen a crackdown on freedoms in Egypt since he took power in 2014
Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to start Rohingya repatriation next week
A total of 3,540 refugees have been cleared for return by Myanmar from a list of more than 22,000 names recently sent by Bangladesh, officials said
Italy says six EU states will take in Open Arms migrants
The migrants have been stranded on the Spanish charity ship Open Arms since it picked them up off Libya in early August
Spain to take some Open Arms migrants, seeks EU deal
Its passengers have been in limbo since they were picked up in the Mediterranean in early August
Nearly 600,000 advised to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Japan
Authorities warn rainfall in some areas could exceed 1,000 mm in 24 hours, and advise people to evacuate as some rivers are verging close to flood stage
Rome court says migrant ship can enter Italy's waters, overriding Salvini
The charity vessel Open Arms had appealed to the court to let it come to Italy, saying international maritime law meant it had a right to bring the migrants to safety
Burundi starts Ebola vaccines for health workers -WHO
Burundi has had no reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever, but the viral disease has been spreading in eastern Congo since August 2018
Uganda says malaria prevalence surges, cites climate change and refugees
The ministry of health said in a statement its data showed malaria cases recorded in June this year jumped 40% to 1.4 million from the same month last year
Suicide bomber kills five in Chad, including soldier - sources
Violence in Lake Chad region has killed more than 30,000 people and displaced about 2 million since 2009