Syrians displaced in the northwest call on Turkey to open border
Some 180,000 people were displaced by the recent attacks in northwest Syria, the last major rebel stronghold
Patchy progress on electricity access casts shadow on global goal
A handful of developing countries have surged ahead in providing electric power to their people, but others - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa - are lagging behind, report shows
U.S. says signs Syria may be using chemical weapons, warns of quick response
U.S. says it is gathering information following allegations of a chlorine attack on Sunday in northwest Syria
In climate change-hit Bangladesh, hospital boats keep healthcare afloat
The ships provide free treatment to isolated islands - a system that might be a model for other nations hit by worsening climate threats
Syrians detained, killed in southern cradle of revolt - U.N.
The arrests alarmed activists, who said they had targeted former armed and political opposition leaders, media activists, aid workers, defectors, and family members
Soldiers held hostage, villagers killed: the untold story of Venezuelan aid violence
Incidents are stark illustration of how Venezuela's crises have undermined once-close relationship between indigenous communities and movement launched two decades ago by president Hugo Chavez, which had promised to help them
Tornado hits near Tulsa, Oklahoma airport as 5 states brace for severe weather
Some 4 million people were under a flash flood warning or watch through Tuesday in the region
Treat fleeing Venezuelans as refugees, U.N. urges world
Some 3.7 million people have left Venezuela, including 3 million since 2015 as the economy has imploded causing widespread shortages and hunger
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
Water shortages could have caused a humanitarian crisis
With shelters at 'max' California border agents drop migrants at bus station
Apprehensions of migrant families in California's El Centro sector rose 383 percent in the seven months through April from a year earlier