Senators want visas for Afghans now stranded after helping U.S. forces
The bill would provide 4,000 Special Immigrant Visas for the rest of the federal fiscal year ending on Sept. 30
Climate change pushes farmers to 'tipping point' in Lake Chad crisis
Irregular rains and rising temperatures have spurred on conflict in the region by causing food shortages and frustration
Growing disaster threats put human survival in doubt, warns U.N.
Air pollution, diseases, drought, climate change and earthquakes are creating risks "in a way that we have not anticipated"
UN disaster forum must bring transformation for most at-risk people
The suffering of thousands upon thousands places an obligation on decision makers to make radical change in development a reality
Mozambique needs $3.2 billion for post-cyclone reconstruction -local media
More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi when Cyclone Idai lashed its coast with heavy winds and rains in mid-March
Clashing tribes and shrinking grassland as Kenyan airport sparks property boom
The clamour for land in and around Isiolo airport is pushing farmers further from their traditional grazing land and fueling historic conflicts between tribes, they say
At least 10 wounded in grenade blast in India's northeastern Assam state
Police said no group had claimed responsibility, but national public radio broadcaster All India Radio said a faction of the banned separatist group United Liberation Front of Asom had claimed responsibility
Bangladesh police kill two suspected Rohingya traffickers in clash
Bangladesh authorities also said they had stopped dozens of Rohingya from being trafficked to Malaysia by boat
'People are dying': UN official urges aid access for Myanmar's Rakhine state
Most aid groups have been barred from Rakhine state where fighting has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year
Fights to end polio, contain Ebola made tougher by rising violence, research finds
Vaccination workers were attacked in six countries in Asia and Africa, with six people killed