Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria in deadliest attack this year
The government and military have said numerous times since 2015 that Boko Haram’s eight-year insurgency is almost defeated but the group continues to attack civilian and military targets
Sweden stops some new aid for Cambodia in protest over crackdown
Sweden is stopping new aid for Cambodia after the government outlawed the main opposition party, and attacked civil rights groups and independent media
Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in Yemen if ports stay closed
"US, UK & other allies of Saudi has only weeks to avoid being complicit in a famine of Biblical proportions. Lift the blockade now"
U.S. to end protected status for Haitians in July 2019
U.S. will end a special status given to 59,000 Haitian immigrants that protects them from deportation after a devastating 2010 earthquake
2.5 million Yemenis now lack access to clean water - Red Cross
Since April, some 940,768 people in Yemen have been infected with cholera, a water-borne disease
Greek island on strike in protest against becoming migrant "prison"
Lesbos is now hosting some 8,500 asylum-seekers in facilities designed to hold fewer than 3,000
North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition - UN
The UN voiced concern at rape or mistreatment of women in detention especially those repatriated after fleeing abroad
New ARV drugs, early diagnosis key to beating AIDS epidemic - UNAIDS
South Africa led the world with the number of people on treatment, at 4.2 million, followed by India, Mozambique and Kenya
China draws 3-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis
"Much as resources are needed in Bangladesh to respond to the crisis, the solutions to this crisis lie in Myanmar"