Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat - U.N. agency
Thousands of migrants arrive in war-torn Yemen every year in the hope of moving on to wealthy Gulf Arab states
China says most people in Xinjiang camps have 'returned to society'
China has not issued any detailed figures for how many people have been sent to the camps and authorities limit access for independent investigators
Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo's main city
Goma's first Ebola case was detected in mid-July, prompting the World Health Organisation to warn that the spread of the disease could accelerate
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces began an offensive on the last major insurgent stronghold three months ago that the U.N. says has killed at least 450 civilians and displaced more than 440,000 people
Costa Rica and Panama bust migrant-smuggling ring, arrest dozens
The number of migrants crossing the region to reach the United States has grown in recent years, stoking tensions between the Trump administration and Mexico and Central America
Russians demand vast wildfires consuming Siberia be extinguished
Greenpeace says acrid smog has wafted across Siberia as far as the Ural mountains, posing a threat to people's health
UN says almost 4,000 Afghans killed or wounded in first half of 2019
At least 144 women and 327 children were killed and more than 1,000 wounded across the country
New Zealand's indigenous Maori protest over 'stolen children'
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of parliament on Tuesday shouting slogans and carrying placards that said: "Hands off our tamariki" - the Maori word for children
Trump administration enacts another obstacle to asylum cases
As part of a wider efforts to clamp down on immigration, the Trump administration has taken a series of measures recently to restrict asylum claims
Brazil's Bolsonaro says no evidence indigenous leader murdered
Bolsonaro has repeatedly criticized protected lands, saying there are too many of them and that they prevent Brazil from profiting from its natural resources