Burkina Faso farming town struggles to cope with fallout of violence
'Some families have taken in around 80 people. So that is putting pressure on their way of life. It changes everything ... for them.'
EU refugee agency EASO to double staff in Greece to speed up asylum process
Greece has more than 70,000 refugee cases pending from previous years
Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo prepares foreigners for potential disasters
Japan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to typhoons and earthquakes, and experiences an average of 1,500 temblors a year
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
Syrian forces backed by Russian air power have stepped up a campaign to recapture Idlib province, the last rebel stronghold where millions took refuge after fleeing other parts of Syria
U.N. seeks more emergency aid for Afghanistan as poverty grows
Some 9.4 million Afghans are in need of basic food and housing this year, up from 6.5 million in 2019
Turkey ends rescue efforts after earthquake toll reaches 41
Authorities have warned residents not to enter damaged buildings because of the danger of collapse and further aftershocks
Families trek to unsafe wells as taps run dry in drought-hit Zimbabwe
City authorities say they have had to shut down water supplies for 96 hours a week to cope with a sharp fall in reservoir levels caused by the country's worst drought in years
Rwanda detaining, abusing street children: rights group
Rwanda's justice minister said the centre trains young people in skills including carpentry and welding and rehabilitates them from life on the streets
Turkey searches for last people missing from quake that killed at least 38
The magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening, killing 32 people there and four in the neighbouring province of Malatya, with more than 1,600 sustaining injuries
Nearly 50 dead, thousands displaced as storms lash southeast of Brazil
Most casualties were in the state of Minas Gerais, including the capital, which had its heaviest rainfall since records began 110 years ago