Rising rivers flood homes in southern Venezuela
"It's the first time in 37 years that the water has reached the door"
Long wait for captive Yazidis' return spent rebuilding shrine in Iraq's Bashiqa
More than 3,000 Yazidis, mostly from Sinjar were killed - with more than half shot, beheaded or burnt alive - and about 6,800 taken for sex slaves or fighters
Informal economy not enough to handle Africa's workforce explosion
"Women, migrants and other vulnerable groups of workers who are excluded from other opportunities have little choice but to take informal low-quality jobs"
Red Cross says 6 volunteers killed in Central African Republic
Civilians and medical staff may also have been killed in the attack
Afghan Taliban release villagers held after attack
"Officials put their hands on the holy Koran to provide security for us but they have their security guards and armoured cars and do not think of their people"
Quake in China's Sichuan kills 19, including tourists; injures 247
Quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan
Aid groups say Yemen airport closure hinders aid, traps patients
Yemen's health ministry estimates that 10,000 Yemenis have died from critical health conditions for which they were seeking international medical treatment
Yemen blood bank may be forced to shut due to lack of funds
"If the centre stops, a catastrophe will hit the whole country"
Yemen blood bank may be forced to shut by lack of funds- director
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) informed the bank it was suspending its aid after more than two years of work
Kenya's president leads as results come in from peaceful vote
Voters fearful after 2007 ethnic unrest