U.N. calls on El Salvador to stop jailing women for abortion
"As a result of El Salvador's absolute prohibition on abortion, women are being punished for apparent miscarriages and other obstetric emergencies"
Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town
Iraqi forces will now focus on routing the militants who fled into the desert
UN pleads for end of Yemen blockade or 'untold thousands' will die
Yemen already has 7 mln people on the brink of famine, but without the reopening of all ports that number could grow by 3.2 mln
Saudi-led coalition threatens Yemen by blocking aid -U.N. report
The coalition said on Nov. 6 it had closed all air, land and sea ports in Yemen
Nations keep global climate deal on track despite U.S. pullout
Governments made advances on drafting a detailed rule book for implementing the Paris climate accord at the two-week meeting
Three Yemen cities run out of clean water due to lack of fuel for pumps-ICRC
"We're very scared that cholera might come back"
Italy holds funeral for 26 Nigerian women drowned in Mediterranean
A recent IOM report had estimated that 80 percent of Nigerian girls arriving in Italy by sea might be trafficking victims
Fiji to move more than 40 villages inland as seas rise
The country is also looking at ways to help - including potentially taking in - migrants from other threatened Pacific island nations
Amnesty urges independent probe into atrocities, bombings in battle for Philippines Marawi city
At least 350,000 people were displaced and large parts of Marawi have been decimated by air strikes
NZ rules out resettlement of Manus refugees without Australia's support
More than 400 asylum seekers have shut themselves inside the Australian-run Manus Island Centre for the past 17 days,