British war surgeon Nott returns to Gaza to train doctors
"It seems a great shame to me that I come back and things do not seem to have moved on to where we have liked to see them three years ago"
U.S. judge halts deportation of Iraqi immigrants
Sending the Iraqis back now would expose them to a "substantiated risk of death, torture, or other grave persecution before their legal claims can be tested in a court"
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Physical education for women is controversial in Saudi Arabia, where conservatives consider it immodest
Saudi Arabia to introduce physical education for schoolgirls
Physical education for women is controversial in Saudi Arabia, where conservatives consider it immodest
Malawi hails Madonna's "motherly spirit" at opening of new hospital
Malawi's infant mortality rate is declining but still one of the highest in the world
Floods and landslides in northeastern India claim more lives
The floodwaters have swamped over 100,000 hectares of agricultural land, damaging standing crops
Swedish aid agency to halt funds for supporters of U.S. anti-abortion "gag rule"
Sida administers about half of Sweden's total development aid budget
UNICEF says three contractors detained in South Sudan
Aid workers are increasingly targeted in the four-year civil war
Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift - UN
Limited U.N. funds shifted away from food programmes
East Congo militia violence forces 80,000 to flee home, U.N. says
Militia violence has intensified across Congo since President Joseph Kabila refused to step down at the end of his constitutional mandate in December