Somali children abused in anti-insurgency crackdown, families say
Somali children suspected of links to the Islamist insurgency are being held in adult jails where they are vulnerable to abuse
Indonesia landslide on Java island kills 5, over a dozen missing
Rescuers not yet been able to use heavy equipment to remove earth where victims might be trapped
Families broken by the carnage of Ghouta's bombs
Nearly 400,000 people live under siege in eastern Ghouta
Floating Island: New home for Rohingya refugees emerges in Bay of Bengal
"It's not a concentration camp, but there may be some restrictions. We are not giving them a Bangladeshi passport or ID card"
Amnesty says Rohingya crisis consequence of society "encouraged to hate"
"Hate-filled rhetoric" by leaders is normalising discrimination against minorities, Amnesty says
Nigeria rescues 76 schoolgirls after Boko Haram attack, others missing
Some students may still be missing
Syria's Ghouta residents "wait to die" as more bombs fall
"Nearly all people living here live in shelters now. There are five or six families in one home. There is no food, no markets"
Venezuelans report big weight losses in 2017 as hunger hits
Over 60 percent of Venezuelans surveyed said that during the previous three months they had woken up hungry because they did not have enough money to buy food
Congolese refugees camp at U.N. refugee office in Rwanda, protest food cuts
On Tuesday the refugees said soldiers had shot at them and wounded at least two when around 2,000 people marched out of the camp to protest reduced food rations
Why Syria's messy war keeps escalating
Seven years in, Syria's conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and driven millions from their homes