New dresses, youth action: ending female circumcision in Africa
World leaders pledged to eradicate female genital mutilation under a set of global goals agreed in 2015, but the ancient ritual remains deeply entrenched in many African countries
Britain to bid to host 2020 U.N. climate talks
Next year countries need to present new plans for more ambitious emissions cuts, as the 2015 Paris Agreement comes into force
Uganda clears three experimental Ebola treatments, watches for spread
There have so far been no known cases of Ebola spreading between people in Uganda - all recorded patients had travelled in from Congo
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list
The Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 requires the State Department to report annually on countries using child fighters
Survivors of northeast Congo ethnic attacks recall harrowing scenes
The resurgent violence in Ituri province has killed at least 161 people since last week and forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes
Migrant deaths rise among Venezuelans, Central Americans - UN
The toll coincides with tightened security along the U.S. southern border, which often leads migrants to turn to underground criminal smugglers and take riskier routes
More than 300,000 flee Congo violence, complicating Ebola fight - UN
At least 161 people have been killed in a northeastern province in the past week in an apparent resurgence of ethnic clashes between farming and herding communities
Watchdog calls on EU to save sea migrants as bloc emphasizes control of borders
EU has become tougher on immigration since a 2015 spike in Mediterranean arrivals caught it by surprise, stretching social and security resources
'Systemic failure' of U.N. ahead of Myanmar military crackdown: review
The crackdown drove more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh
Death toll from China quakes rises to 11
The quakes hit the southwestern province of Sichuan late on Monday, with shaking felt in key regional cities,