U.N. says around 350,000 Syrians have fled Russian-led assault in Idlib
Residents and rescuers say dozens of towns and villages are in ruins from weeks of intensive aerial bombing
Record 45 mln people across Southern Africa face hunger- U.N. food agency
Southern Africa is in the grips of a severe drought, as climate change wreaks havoc in impoverished countries already struggling to cope with extreme natural disasters
Nigerian Islamist militants free 3 aid workers, other civilian hostages -U.N.
The people were kidnapped on Dec. 22 by militants posing as soldiers who stopped a convoy of commercial vehicles travelling towards the city of Maiduguri
Philippine volcano shows signs of calming, but danger remains
More than 53,000 residents have abandoned their homes around Taal to take shelter in evacuation centres, but thousands more are refusing to leave or have already drifted back
Colombia's Amazon tribes tap into rainforest protection funds
Involving native tribal communities is critical to saving the threatened Amazon rainforest, says environment minister
Quake-hit Puerto Rico to get $8.2 bln in delayed U.S. aid
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in July last year that Puerto Rico could not be trusted to manage federal aid
Leaders fear for planet as they pack for "green" Davos
For the first time the top five concerns listed in the World Economic Forum's annual risk report are all environmental - from extreme weather to biodiversity loss
In quake-hit Puerto Rico even the bees are fleeing their homes
The quake and 2017 hurricanes have badly impacted Puerto Rico's bees which are seen as a possible solution to the global bee crisis
Trafficking risk high for hundreds of migrants sent back to Libya
Aid workers say they have first-hand testimony of migrants being sold to traffickers after being taken to Libyan detention centres
Displaced and scared: Yemenis still in limbo after almost five years of war
More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict, which has crippled basic services and ravaged the economy