Obama signs nearly $578 billion defense bill for fiscal 2015
The bill includes about $64 billion for wars abroad
Eight Colombian police, military killed in guerrilla attacks
The attack took place just hours before FARC rebels were to begin an indefinite ceasefire
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan war reach new high in 2014 - UN
"The situation for civilians in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly dire" - UN
UN chief, visiting Ebola region, urges respect for health rules
Traditional West African practices - such as washing the bodies of the dead by hand at funerals - have helped to spread disease
Cambodia preventing 13 Vietnamese 'Montagnards' seeking asylum - UN
UN agencies fear for health, safety of 13 people
U.N. chief, visiting Ebola countries, urges respect for health rules
Traditional West African practices - such as washing the bodies of the dead by hand at funerals - have helped to spread disease
Ten years on, tsunami survivors in Indonesia hope to move on
Survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami is one of thousands who have gradually rebuilt their livelihoods from scratch with help of billions of dollars in aid
One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria - WHO
Plunge in vaccination rates from 90 pct before the war to 52 pct this year and contaminated water have added to the woes
Of $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza, only a fraction delivered
Two months after donors pledged to help Gaza after the war between Israel and Hamas, barely 2 percent of the money has been transferred