Laos scrambles for food, medicines, coffins after dam burst
Scale of disaster in remote southern tip of Laos remains unclear
Nigeria grazing violence kills many more than Boko Haram, poses serious stability threat -think-tank
The violence, largely driven by competition over dwindling arable land amid a rapidly growing population, killed more than 1,300 people between January and June this year
South Sudan government, main opposition group sign peace deal
The agreement provides for creating a new 35-member government comprising 20 ministers from the current government of President Salva Kiir
UN rights experts press Russia on torture cases, deaths in custody
Some 600,000 people are held in nearly 1,000 prisons and detention centres across Russia
U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to reduce jobs after U.S. cuts
UNRWA faces a cash crisis since the United States, long its biggest donor, slashed funding to the agency
Landslides, floods kill five children in southeastern Bangladesh
A thousand people forced to relocate, including in the Rohingya refugee camps
Rescuers arrive for 3,000 stranded after Laos dam collapse
The death toll is officially 19, but some fear it could be dozens
'Armageddon' fire in Greece kills at least 80, many missing
The country has declared three days of national mourning
How Iraq's agricultural heartland is dying of thirst
Farmers say time is running out as Iraq struggles to rebuild from its war with Islamic State
UNICEF warns of HIV crisis in teen girls, with 20 cases every hour
Early sex, forced sex, poverty and lack of testing services are fueling the epidemic's spread among adolescent girls