U.N. urges sanctions on Myanmar army businesses, says foreign partners could be complicit
A panel of human rights experts identified scores of companies tied to the army accused by the U.N. of executing a campaign with 'genocidal intent' against the Rohingya minority
Targeted insurance offers French farmers some drought relief
So-called parametric policies pay out when a pre-agreed event such as a hurricane of specific intensity occurs
As fires burn, can Indonesia avoid repeat of 2015 haze crisis?
Since the last major haze disaster, Indonesia has put in place measures to prevent fires on forested and peatland, but researchers and activists say it could do more
'Land of bachelors'? In parched central India, no water means no wife
Across rural Bundelkhand, parents are dismissing marriage proposals for their daughters, as water shortages leave local men hard-up and their wives facing a harsh life
Ceasefire gives wary Syrians in Idlib respite from strikes
For three months, an army offensive backed by Russia has killed at least 400 people in northwest Syria and uprooted more than 440,000
Rescued migrants arrive in Malta after German intervention
The 40 people were rescued on Wednesday from a small boat off the Libyan coast by NGO Sea Eye's ship Alan Kurdi
WFP, Yemen's Houthis agree deal that could lift partial aid suspension
The warring parties in Yemen's conflict have both used access to aid and food as a political tool, exacerbating what the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis
U.S. State Dept welcomes news of ceasefire in northwest Syria
The wave of violence in northwest Syria since late April has killed more than 400 civilians and forced more than 440,000 to flee toward the Turkish border
Salvadoran family mourns death of young father across U.S. border
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has estimated that about 300 migrants leave El Salvador every day
Thousands flee disputed Kashmir region after alert; India says it killed militants
Kashmir, claimed by both India and mostly Muslim Pakistan, has long been a flashpoint between the two countries