Progress on global poverty and disease at risk - Gates
Proposed US budget cuts could jeopardise great progress in reducing global poverty and disease and lead to millions more deaths, says philanthropist
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma's wreckage as death toll climbs
"This is going to be a frustrating event. It's going to take some time to let people back into their homes particularly in the Florida Keys"
INTERVIEW-UN seeks "massive" aid boost amid Rohingya "emergency within an emergency"
The refugees have arrived in the middle of the rainy season - many are hungry and sick and lack shelter or clean water.
Trapped by landmines and a creek, Rohingya languish in no-man's land
Thousands of Rohingya are stuck in buffer zone on Myanmar's border with Bangladesh.
U.S. Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban
Amnesty International says the refugee ban is inherently cruel.
In Mexican town, women and 'muxes' take charge after massive quake
The town of Juchitan, which bore the brunt of the quake, is known for the prominence of muxes, Zapotecs born biologically male who mix gay and feminine identity.
Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus
Myanmar regards Rohingya as illegal migrants and denies them citizenship, even though many families have lived there for generations
Texas calls in U.S. Air Force to counter post-storm surge in mosquitoes
With Zika, West Nile fever and other mosquito-carried diseases a risk as floodwaters recede, Texas launches spraying effort
EU tells easterners to take in refugees
"All members of the EU must respect the ruling. The legal fight is over."
Air strikes kill 69 in Syrian east since Sunday - Observatory
The Observatory said the air strikes hit civilian encampments on the western bank of the Euphrates and vessels crossing the river to the eastern side