115 feared dead after worst Mediterranean shipwreck of the year
Libya is a hub for migrants, many of whom try to reach Europe in unseaworthy boats
Act now to avert disaster in drought-hit East Africa, aid agencies say
More than 15 million people across the Horn of Africa are struggling to access basics such as food and water after poor rainy seasons destroyed their crops
White House to fight ruling that blocks new asylum restrictions
The new rule aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalising help for asylum seekers
The law, passed last year, also enforces new restrictions on the right to claim asylum
As mood sours, Syrians report forced deportations from Turkey
Turkey has taken in 3.6 million refugees from Syria war and Istanbul is home to up to 1 million Syrians
Aid agency worker, others kidnapped in northeast Nigeria appear in video
The abduction comes nine months after Islamic State's West Africa branch executed a Red Cross aid worker who was kidnapped from another town in northeastern Nigeria in March 2018
WIDER IMAGE-In Georgian valley, war-scarred women battle tradition to make a living
53-year-old Leila Achishvili has fought hard to secure her independence in fiercely patriarchal north-east Georgia
Elton John AIDS fundraiser brings in $6 mln for Kenya HIV testing
The party was thrown to support a program to provide HIV self-test kits to 400,000 young men in Kenya
Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies
Bringing the stars into reach is big business but the rapid growth of a space market has raised concerns about a lack of laws, prompting calls for more rules to govern humanity's use of the cosmos