Machine gun attack on U.N. Mali base in Timbuktu kills seven
The assailants were repelled and four of them killed
U.N. panel urges end to detention of would-be immigrants in U.S.
The U.N. experts interviewed 280 detainees during their visits to nine prisons in Texas, California and Illinois
More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone as mudslide sweeps away homes
"The disaster is so serious that I myself feel broken"
Bomb kills at least nine in southern Yemen - security official
"These crimes are being implemented randomly"
Migrant arrivals in Italy fall in July, rise in Spain - Frontex
"increased presence of the Libyan Coast Guard also discouraged the people smugglers from sending out boats with migrants," Frontex said
Fighters, refugees, leave Lebanon enclave for Syria
About 300 rebels from a group called Saraya Ahl al-Sham as well as about 3,000 refugees are to leave Lebanon
With budget cuts looming, U.S. aid chief vows to do more with less
Green had previously worked on U.S-supported projects with indigenous mayors in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to improve living conditions
Norway's $975-bln wealth fund should improve ethical stance -NGO report
The fund expects firms it invests in to have policies on issues such as child labour, human rights or water management
Yemen records 500,000 cholera cases, nearly 2,000 deaths - WHO
Each day there are more than 5,000 new cases of the waterborne disease
EXCLUSIVE-India aims to revamp health scheme, lower costs after criticism
Planned reforms include streamlining spending and bureaucracy, slashing prices of life-saving drugs and medical devices