Spike in migrant boats to Spain may signal shift in Africa exodus
Spain is the fastest growing entry point to Europe, but UN refugee agency says country is ill prepared to handle crisis
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least 6 dead
"At first, it wasn't raining that much ... But they spoke of record-breaking rain and it started raining heavily, then they began closing the roads. We looked outside and the roads were like rivers"
ANALYSIS-International NGOs' China operations hit by registration delays under new law
International NGOs in China are suspending operations and losing partnerships six months after the government introduced a law requiring them to register with police
Azeri woman and child killed by Armenian forces near Nagorno-Karabakh boundary-defence ministry
Azerbaijan and Armenia regularly accuse each other of carrying out attacks around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Azeri-Armenian border
El Salvadoran asylum seeker takes Canada to court over refugee law
"I want to do things the right way. I don't want to enter (Canada) without permission."
ICC won't refer S.Africa to UN for not arresting Sudan's Bashir
Bashir was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in 2008 over the deaths and persecution of ethnic groups in Darfur between 2003 and 2008
Congo court convicts soldiers for massacre in disputed Kasai region
More than 3,000 people have been killed and 1.3 million displaced since the start of an insurrection last August
EU urges NGOs rescuing migrants to work closely with Libya coastguard
European Commission and EU ministers fear that NGOs running rescue services off the Libyan coast are providing a "pull factor"
Niger soldiers kill 14 civilians mistaken for militants -official
The incident occurred three days after suspected Boko Haram militants killed nine people and abducted dozens more in southern Niger
One dead as strong earthquake hits Philippines
No tsunami expected following the earthquake