Doctors go underground as Syrian government attacks rebel northwest
'We can barely save lives with the equipment we have and many of the injured die because of the lack of resources and equipment.'
INTERVIEW-Cholera, more civilian casualties feared in Libya - WHO
At least 60,000 people who have fled the fighting in southern outskirts are in makeshift refuges, swelling the city centre's nearly half a million population
Clashes in Ebola-affected Congo city kill at least 9
Efforts to contain the virus have been hampered by attacks on treatment centres by armed groups operating in Congo's lawless east as well as by distrust among local residents
WHO experts recommend ramping up Ebola vaccine after Congo cases surge
A large share of new cases are now occurring in people who were not known contacts of earlier patients, and the disease is spreading to areas where it is impossible to trace contacts
In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture
Rohingya traditions are re-emerging in camps in Bangladesh which offer relative freedom compared with life in northern Myanmar
Trump supports plan for humanitarian food aid to North Korea -Yonhap
Nearly half of North Koreans suffer from severe food insecurity and meager official rations are expected to be cut further after the worst harvest in a decade
As Venezuela tensions mount, U.S. to deploy hospital ship to region
Last year, a hospital ship -- the USNS Comfort -- cared for Venezuelan refugees and others as it stopped in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Honduras
Afghan civilians killed in air strikes on Taliban drug labs, local officials say
The attack followed a report from the U.N. last month which indicated that more civilians were killed by Afghan and U.S. air strikes in the first three months of the year than by any other means
UN seeks release of thousands of migrants held in Yemen
The detentions began two weeks ago in the cities under the control of the internationally-recognised government backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
How a Chinese venture in Venezuela made millions while locals grew hungry
Few jobs have materialized and the plant is only half-built, running at less than one percent its projected output. It hasn't yielded a single grain of locally grown rice