INTERVIEW - 'White Helmets' say Aleppo residents ten days from starvation
"Doctors and the rescue workers in Aleppo are just using what's left of the equipment after bombardments to do whatever they can do"
More aid urgently needed as southern Africa hunger crisis deepens - agencies
The next harvest is not due until March/April, forcing some to eat vital seed stocks, sell possessions and eat fewer meals
Colombia, FARC sign peace in sober ceremony amid opposition
Ceremony marks the six-month countdown for the 7,000-strong rebel movement to abandon their weapons and form a political party
Dengue fever outbreak kills 18 in Burkina Faso - charity
"This is certainly the largest documented outbreak of dengue fever to hit Burkina Faso"
In El Salvador, girls under 12 most at risk of getting pregnant by rape - U.N. study
Girls under 12 are four times more likely to get pregnant as a result of rape by stepfathers and relatives
Hurricane Otto nears Nicaragua, Costa Rica forcing mass evacuations
"Weakening is expected after landfall, and Otto is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm by tonight"
Yemen's war-damaged Hodeidah port struggles to bring in vital supplies
The Red Sea port was a major entry point for goods to Yemen, but food deliveries now cut by more than half
Seven-year-old Syrian girl takes to Twitter to depict life in Aleppo
Renewed air strikes have worsened conditions in Aleppo's rebel-held east, where residents are short of food, medicine and fuel
Burundi says will not cooperate with U.N. investigation into violence
The UN released a report in September identifying government officials suspected of ordering political opposition to be tortured or killed
Aleppo rebels agree aid plan, Russia, Syria yet to approve - UN
"In many ways Plan B is that people starve. And can we allow that to happen? No, we cannot allow that to happen"