UN, HRW say African migrants being abused in Yemen
"Guards at the migrant detention centre in Aden have brutally beaten men, raped women and boys, and sent hundreds out to sea in overloaded boats"
Global leaders seek to reignite fight against deadly malaria
In 2016, for the first time in a decade, the number of malaria cases was on the rise
More pressure needed on Myanmar to take back Rohingya, says Bangladeshi PM
Hasina said Bangladesh had submitted the names of 8,000 Rohingya families for repatriation to Myanmar, but that Myanmar had refused to take them back
Congo government setting up fund to manage all aid donations
It is not clear how the new fund will work and whether international donors will agree to send money into an account run by the Kinshasa government
Chemical weapons experts enter site of attack in Syrian town
Western countries say scores of civilians in Douma were gassed to death on April 7.
Children of Iraq's Kawliya return to school after 14-year break
Scorned by most Iraqis, the Kawliya live a precarious existence and are denied citizenship.
In Syria's Raqqa, corpses still lie in the rubble
"The danger alarms are beginning to sound in this area, diseases and epidemics are starting to spread"
Britain says regrets role in anti-gay laws among former colonies
"I am all to aware that these laws were often put in place by my own country, They were wrong then and they are wrong now."
Conditions worsening for Rohingya in Cox's Bazar ahead of rains
"It's hot, it's hard to find water and food, and the conditions are getting worse"
In Damascus's ravaged farm belt, Douma's residents jostle for loaves
Most of Douma's remaining residents live in damaged buildings, on streets covered in rubble and the remains of home furnishings