Mozambique needs $3.2 billion for post-cyclone reconstruction -local media
More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi when Cyclone Idai lashed its coast with heavy winds and rains in mid-March
At least 10 wounded in grenade blast in India's northeastern Assam state
Police said no group had claimed responsibility, but national public radio broadcaster All India Radio said a faction of the banned separatist group United Liberation Front of Asom had claimed responsibility
Bangladesh police kill two suspected Rohingya traffickers in clash
Bangladesh authorities also said they had stopped dozens of Rohingya from being trafficked to Malaysia by boat
'People are dying': UN official urges aid access for Myanmar's Rakhine state
Most aid groups have been barred from Rakhine state where fighting has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year
Fights to end polio, contain Ebola made tougher by rising violence, research finds
Vaccination workers were attacked in six countries in Asia and Africa, with six people killed
Magnitude 7.5 quake hits off Papua New Guinea, teams assess damage
The offshore quake hit around 50 km east of Rabaul at a depth of around 10 km
Violence overshadows Sudan's transition push
The protesters want to keep pressure on the military for a swift handover, blocking roads and bridges with bricks and rocks
Libya aid agencies seek UN resolution to protect people caught up in fighting
In the past week 65 migrants have drowned and since the Tripoli clashes began, 871 migrants have been returned to detention in often unacceptable conditions
Four Catholics killed in another Burkina Faso church attack
BURKINA-SECURITY/:Four Catholics killed in another Burkina Faso church attack
Magnitude 7.5 quake hits off Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning lifted
Hazardous tsunami waves are possible within 1,000 km of the quake's epicentre along the coasts of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands