More than 50,000 evacuated in Myanmar as homes, shops flooded after dam fails
At least two people missing after being swept away
U.N. schools open in West Bank, Gaza despite U.S. funding cut
The beginning of the school year had been in doubt as UNRWA said it lacked funds to pay the 22,000 teachers
As Nigeria elections loom, refugees ordered back to unsafe region
As pressure mounts to show progress in the war against Islamist groups ahead of a presidential election
Indonesian court clears teenage rape victim jailed for abortion
The girl's mother was still being investigated over whether she had helped her daughter to have the abortion
Myanmar rejects "false allegations" in U.N. genocide report
Report calls for Myanmar officials to face genocide charges
Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home
Peru declares a health emergency as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalates
Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000
The poor and elderly were disproportionately hard hit in terms of risk of fatalities
Hawaii residents hit by floods from Hurricane Lane as new storm forms
Tropical Storm Miriam, spinning in the Pacific Ocean some 2,000 miles to the east, is expected to become a hurricane by the time it approaches the islands
Haley says U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings
Report by U.N. investigators released this week has called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide
Peru declares emergency at border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home
Top immigration officials from Peru, Colombia and Brazil have been meeting in Bogota for a two day summit to discuss how to cope with the influx