Syria evacuations resume days after bombing -state media, war monitor
A bomb attack on a convoy of evacuees killed 126 people at the weekend, including more than 60 children, according to a group monitoring the war.
South Sudan refugees release U.N. Congo mission staff
The unarmed refugees are demanding to be moved to a third country
Fight against neglected tropical diseases needs Big Pharma push - WHO
One billion people, mainly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, are treated every year for neglected tropical diseases, known as NTDs.
EXCLUSIVE-Asylum applications in Mexico surge after Trump election win
Asylum applications have been rising steadily in recent years
NCAA returns to N. Carolina after transgender bathroom law repeal
Similar boycotts by other sports organizations, companies and entertainers cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business
Earthquake shakes Ecuador's Amazon region, damage unclear
The quake sent people running into the streets of Quito
Germany's Achim Steiner named to head U.N. Development Programme
The U.N. agency works in 170 countries
Ethiopia unrest killed 669 in three regions - report
Ethiopia has faced criticism over its authoritarian approach to economic development
EU urged to save more migrants at sea, not patrol "make-believe border"
"Where are #EU boats?"
U.N. voices concern about surge in forced disappearances, killings in Burundi
At least 450 people have been killed in violence since turmoil began in Burundi in 2015