Venezuela reopens border where migrants used trails to reach Brazil
With roughly a quarter of Venezuela's 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, the illicit border crossings provided a lifeline for many
Dozens of migrants drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya
It is one the deadliest shipwrecks involving migrants trying to reach Europe illegally this year
Dozens drown on Libya migrant boat; Italy impounds rescue ship
It was one the deadliest shipwrecks involving migrants trying to reach Europe via north Africa this year
U.N. Security Council calls for ceasefire in Libya
The latest flare-up of violence in Libya began a month ago when eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar's forces advanced to the outskirts of Tripoli.
Congo's Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops
The outbreak has killed 1,074 people out of a total of 1,604 confirmed or probable cases, according to the health ministry
UN camp offers temporary respite for beleaguered Venezuelan migrants
The camp opened in March in a bid to provide some shelter for the rising number of Venezuelans fleeing a humanitarian crisis in their homeland
Amid outcry over Yemen war, Saudi ship leaves France without arms cargo
France is one of Saudi Arabia's main arms' suppliers, but has also faced increasing domestic pressure to review that trade relationship as the human cost of Yemen's war has risen
Italy seizes charity boat after it brings migrants ashore
The migrants, including two pregnant women, a baby and four unaccompanied minors, were picked up off the coast of Libya as their rubber boat was sinking
Nigerian militia frees nearly 900 children used in war on Boko Haram -UNICEF
The militia group had committed in September 2017 to ending their use of children in the conflict. Last October, 833 were released by the group
U.S. will assign dozens of border agents to migrant asylum interviews
Immigration advocates have criticized the plan, saying that border enforcement staff are not able to carry out the legally sensitive and complex interviews