Rights groups say outside monitors needed for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Driven out of Myanmar predominantly by chaos, starvation and fear, hundreds continue to pour daily into Bangladesh
PNG police evict asylum-seekers from Australian-run camp, UNHCR decries force used
"We did our best to send out our voice but the government does not care"
Norway's wealth fund, UNICEF form children's rights network
The fund expects companies it invests in to have policies on issues such as child labour, human rights and environmental consideration
Libyan government says investigating migrant "slave market" reports
"We are now currently waiting for the results of the investigations which I believe are coming to a close"
Pope, at service for Africa, decries murder of women and children
Francis had planned to go later this year to South Sudan, which has been hit by civil war, famine and a refugee crisis, but had to scrap the project for security reasons
Iraq launches operation to clear desert near Syria of Islamic State
"The objective behind the operation is to prevent remaining Daesh groups from melting into the desert region and using it as a base for future attacks"
Aid agencies say Yemen blockade remains, Egeland calls it 'collective punishment'
"Even if both the flights and humanitarian shipments will go through now, it is not solving the underlying crisis" - Jan Egeland, former U.N. aid chief who now heads the Norwegian Refugee Council
PNG police order protesting asylum seekers out of Australian-run camp
"We don't want another prison. We want to leave this place, but they need to give a good solution for us"
Tornado in Indonesia injures 35, damages hundreds of homes
The tornado carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area, lasting about five minutes
Canada data shows 10 pct of Haitian border crossers get refugee status
Haitians are among some 17,000 asylum seekers who have walked across the border into Canada so far this year