In the mountains of Puerto Rico, hurricane recovery is slower
"Water came in through the window and the wind was like a monster"
Liberians vote to bolster peaceful democracy in presidential poll
"I am just voting for peace. We want peace right now, peaceful country, we want a peaceful situation now and things to go fine"
Tattoos help Israelis scarred by attacks and war
"I am not a doctor, I cannot heal people but with my ink and with my art if that could help heal people, for me that is something so great"
WIDER IMAGE-Mexico quake leaves thousands stranded without a home
At least 369 people died in the 7.1 magnitude quake that hit central Mexico
Greece passes sex change law opposed by Orthodox Church
Mental evaluation and sterilisation no longer required
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
More than half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, now driven by fear of starvation
Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military
There are about 700,000 Roman Catholics in Myanmar according to the country's cardinal, Charles Maung Bo, out of a population of about 51.4 million
Australia pushes asylum seeker transfer in bid to close controversial camp
Under Canberra's hardline immigration policy asylum seekers intercepted at sea are sent for processing at Manus and Nauru. They are told they will never be settled in Australia.
"I feel like I'm going crazy": migrant health crumbles in Greece
More than 13,000 migrants and refugees, mostly Syrians and Iraqis fleeing years of war, are living in five camps on Greek islands close to Turkey
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Kabul and Islamabad accuse each other of sheltering militants and providing safe havens for Islamist groups who carry out cross-border attacks