Israel social impact bond to help Bedouins in maths studies
Though still small, Israel's impact investment market more than doubled in two years to over $260 million in 2018.
FEATURE-Phnom Penh poor uprooted as lakes filled in for malls, flats
Activists say 15 of the capital's 25 lakes have been filled in with others partly filled or earmarked for reclamation
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced
Incessant monsoon rains have pounded many areas since Thursday, submerging land, inundating homes, and destroying bridges and roads
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced
NEPAL-WEATHER/RAINS (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 55, thousands displaced
Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo
The Islamist militant group al Shabaab, which is linked to al Qaeda and is trying to topple Somalia's central government, said it had carried out a suicide attack
Thousands demonstrate in Sudan to mark 40 days since deadly crackdown
Some protesters lit candles to remember those killed at a protest camp last month, while others lit the torches on their mobile phones
Unborn baby dies while Venezuelan mother awaits entry to Chile
Chile said it regretted the death of the baby, but 'it was not possible to lend medical assistance to foreign citizens in a neighboring country'
Barry makes landfall in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm
The threat of major flooding from the Mississippi River appeared to have passed, but the storm could still bring dangerous flooding and storm surge
Barry churns off Louisiana, New Orleans storm surge lower than feared
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Barry had became a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph)
Heavy rain and floods in India's Assam kill at least 10 and displace more than 1 million
Assam has for several years battled floods and heavy rains that have claimed dozens of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands