Ethiopia signs $1.3 bln loan and grant agreement with World Bank
Some 8.5 million people in Ethiopia are currently in need of emergency food aid owing to severe drought
U.N. aims to open Libyan transit centre early next year - senior official
Italy has become the main migrant route to Europe since last year
Yemen cholera cases could hit 1 million by year-end - Red Cross
"The situation has really evolved in a very dramatic way and I think that it's nothing short of a catastrophe"
More than 60 Rohingya feared drowned as U.S. steps up pressure on Myanmar
U.S. envoy to UN demands Myanmar prosecutions, weapons curbs
Burundi loses bid to stop U.N. atrocities investigation
Burundi had hoped that the U.N. Human Rights Council would drop its Commission of Inquiry
Migrant smuggling crackdown triggered clashes in Libyan city -armed group head
Fighting over the past two weeks has caused dozens of casualties and displaced hundreds of families
"Wave of humanity" puts aid agencies to the test in Bangladesh
"Nothing comparable, in terms of the number of people arriving in such a short space of time, has happened since 1994 in Rwanda"
Militants attack Kabul airport during Mattis visit, U.S. strike hits civilians
U.S. strike suffers "missile malfunction"
U.S. appoints general to oversee military response to Puerto Rico disaster
Shipping containers have been piling up at Puerto Rico's ports in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria