Vanuatu in final evacuation of island threatened by volcano
Officials may struggle to convince everyone to leave amid fears of losing vulnerable livestock and crops
Trump praises response to Puerto Rico, says crisis straining budget
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria, it is still difficult for residents to get a cell phone signal or find fuel for their generators or cars
White House to request $29 billion for hurricane relief
The request will combine nearly $13 bln in new relief for hurricane victims with $16 bln for the government-backed flood insurance program
Draft U.N. blacklist names Saudi coalition for killing children in Yemen
The draft report has to be approved by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is subject to change
House Republicans seek $1 bln in Medicaid funds for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico also faces massive damage from Hurricane Maria that wiped out much of its infrastructure, left hospitals struggling and residents without clean water
Refugees' health problems in Greece mostly unmet - medical charity
About 60,000 migrants and refugees are stranded in Greece, most in overcrowded camps with unsanitary conditions
Britain to reform aid contracts to cut out profiteering
Britain spends around 11 bln pounds ($14.6 bln) on foreign aid
Somalia gets new Saudi aid but stays neutral in Gulf crisis
Somali ties with wealthy Saudi Arabia have grown as it tries to rebuild after two decades of war and quell Islamist al-Shabaab insurgents.
U.N. says 78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq's Hawija
The number of people who have fled the fighting has increased from 7,000 people during the first week of the operation to some 12,500 people now
Rohingya refugees scoff at Myanmar's assurances on going home
Many are wary about returning without an assurance of full citizenship, which they fear could leave them vulnerable to persecution