Mexico's refugee agency turns to U.N. amid asylum surge, funding cuts
Mexico is on track for 60,000 asylum applications this year following a surge in people leaving Central America
U.S. calls for ceasefire as more heavy fighting hits northwest Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched his assault late last month saying rebels had breached an existing ceasefire, triggering a civilian exodus by bombarding Idlib and adjacent areas
U.N. declares Algeria and Argentina free of deadly malaria
Algeria is the third African country to eliminate one of the world's leading killer diseases
Armed group kills 34 civilians in Central African Republic
The attack was the most deadly since 14 armed groups agreed a peace deal in February that was meant to bring stability to a country rocked by violence since 2013
Mexico aims to slow Central American migrant flows from 2020
Mass migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador has strained relations between Mexico and U.S. President Donald Trump
Venezuela turns to Russia, Cuba, China in health crisis
Venezuelans have been suffering dire shortages of medicines and health equipment for several years as it has spiralled into economic chaos and political conflict
Charities fear for children separated from parents in cyclone-hit Mozambique
An assessment in Sofala province after cyclone Idai found more than 400 children were without parents two months after the disaster
Somalis escape to the beach and a new floating restaurant
With extra security and checkpoints to protect the 2.5 km (1.5 mile) stretch of sand from possible attacks, Mogadishu's Lido beach offers a place to escape from the battle-scarred capital
Armed gang kills at least 18 in northwest Nigeria
Police say bandits have attacked farmers at a village near the border with Niger as unrest spreads across the region
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