Sudan must end repression and let monitors in, says U.N. rights boss
Michelle Bachelet received reports that more than 100 protesters were killed and many more injured when security forces raided a peaceful sit-in on June 3
Australia to bring children of dead Islamic State fighters home from Syria
Belgium, Germany and the United States have made similar moves to take back small numbers of orphaned children in Syrian camps, though security concerns have deterred other governments
Australia rescues children of dead Islamic State fighters from Syria
Belgium, Germany and the United States have made similar moves to rescue small numbers of orphaned children in Syrian camps, though security concerns have deterred other governments
Scars on Middle East landscape bear witness to past peace failures
Ancient ruins and medieval castles bear witness to the fact that conflict between the peoples of the Levant is nothing new
Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge
Flows are expected to remain well below the high levels seen during Europe's 2015 migration crisis
Kushner's economic plan for Mideast peace faces broad Arab rejection
The blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies
Death toll from acute encephalitis in east Indian town rises to 129 children
While the precise causes of the outbreak are not known, a majority of medical professionals say it is linked to a ferocious heat-wave
In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents
The camps are overflowing, the doctors are too few, and many hospitals have collapsed under government bombing
Southeast Asian leaders meet, expected to discuss Rohingyas, South China Sea
ASEAN leaders face calls from rights groups to rethink support for plans to repatriate Rohingya Muslims who have fled member state Myanmar
Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine state – telco operator
Rakhine state came to global attention after about 730,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into Bangladesh fleeing a military crackdown in response to militant attacks in 2017