WIDER IMAGE-Reuters photo captures Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S.
Almost a third of Mexico's National Guard are now assigned to patrol the border to stem the flow of U.S.-bound migrants
Islamic State claims aid workers' kidnap in northeast Nigeria
Action Against Hunger said in a statement that the people were abducted last week near the town of Damasak in northeast Nigeria, where the insurgents were active
Deployment of second Ebola vaccine would not be quick fix, experts warn
The new shot would likely take months to win the trust of frightened locals and show results, health officials say
Bombs in Kabul kill at least 11 as U.S. steps up diplomacy in effort to end war
U.S. is trying to negotiate a deal that would see foreign forces pull out of Afghanistan in return for security guarantees by Taliban militants
115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year
Libya is a hub for migrants, many of whom try to reach Europe in unseaworthy boats
White House to fight ruling that blocks new asylum restrictions
The new rule aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalising help for asylum seekers
The law, passed last year, also enforces new restrictions on the right to claim asylum
As mood sours, Syrians report forced deportations from Turkey
Turkey has taken in 3.6 million refugees from Syria war and Istanbul is home to up to 1 million Syrians
Aid agency worker, others kidnapped in northeast Nigeria appear in video
The abduction comes nine months after Islamic State's West Africa branch executed a Red Cross aid worker who was kidnapped from another town in northeastern Nigeria in March 2018