U.S. sanctions Myanmar general, others for abuses, corruption
Maung Maung Soe was in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee mostly Buddhist Myanmar
U.N. to join Syria talks in Astana, with humanitarian hopes
"If we are going to get out of this quagmire it is because there will be political agreements"
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit one million - ICRC
Cholera, spread by food or water contaminated with human faeces, causes acute diarrhoea and dehydration and can kill within hours if untreated
India pledges $25 mln for Myanmar's Rakhine to help refugees return
The money will be spent on projects that include building houses in the Rakhine region
Myanmar says still working with U.N., wants a rights investigator who is fair
Myanmar has rejected accusations of ethnic cleansing, blaming most of the violence and torching of Rohingya villages on Rohingya insurgents
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says U.N. agency
A quarter of Yemen's people are on the brink of famine
Myanmar bars U.N. rights investigator before visit
"There must be something terribly awful happening in Rakhine, as well as in the rest of the country"
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes near Iran's capital
The quake was also felt in the cities of Karaj, Qom, Qazvin and Arak
Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote
Several senior diplomats said the United States warning was unlikely to change many votes in the General Assembly
Arab coalition says will keep Yemen port open; air raids kill at least 9
The Saudis say the Red Sea port is a hub used by the Iran-allied Houthi rebels to bring in weapons