U.N. chief, visiting Ebola countries, urges respect for health rules
Traditional West African practices - such as washing the bodies of the dead by hand at funerals - have helped to spread disease
Ten years on, tsunami survivors in Indonesia hope to move on
Survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami is one of thousands who have gradually rebuilt their livelihoods from scratch with help of billions of dollars in aid
One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria - WHO
Plunge in vaccination rates from 90 pct before the war to 52 pct this year and contaminated water have added to the woes
Of $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza, only a fraction delivered
Two months after donors pledged to help Gaza after the war between Israel and Hamas, barely 2 percent of the money has been transferred
Britain could allow women in army close combat role from 2016
Britain currently does not allow female soldiers to join units whose main function is to engage and kill the enemy
SPECIAL REPORT-Depleted oil field is window into China's corruption crackdown
Probes into Indonesian oil deals are part of a much wider corruption probe in China that has sparked the biggest political upheaval since the 1989 Tiananmen protests
Despite billions in aid, U.S. unable to get Pakistan to confront militants
Since 2001 the US has tried virtually every strategy available to persuade Pakistan to take the threat of militancy more seriously, including $28 bln in aid
Sierra Leone's leading doctor dies of Ebola
Doctor's death comes hours after the arrival of experimental drug that could have been used to treat him
Colombia rejects FARC's verification demand for ceasefire
Colombia's 50-year conflict has killed more than 220,000
Songbirds fly coop long before tornadoes arrive in Tennessee
Scientists say birds likely alerted to severe weather by sounds at frequencies below range of human hearing