AIDS drugs prevent sexual transmission of HIV in gay men
Findings could help end the HIV pandemic by preventing the virus' transmission in high-risk populations
World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700 million
More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi after Cyclone Idai, the worst cyclone in decades, lashed the eastern Indian Ocean coast
North Korea cuts rations to record low after bad harvest, UN says
More than 10 mln people in North Korea suffer from severe food insecurity, meaning they do not have enough food till the next harvest
Cyclone Fani hits Indian coast, a million people evacuated
Technological advances have helped meteorologists predict weather patterns well ahead of time, and authorities have become far better at preparing for ferocious storms and reducing casualties
Monstrous rumours stoke hostility to Pakistan's anti-polio drive
Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are two of just three countries in the world - Nigeria is the third - where polio remains endemic
From beans to gooseberry, rice-mad Myanmar eyes healthier diet
Myanmar has embarked on a five-year nutrition plan to alter the nation's eating habits, which includes the need to diversify the nation's agriculture
Bangladeshi street kids bowled over by cricket World Cup chance
Tournament aims to draw attention to youth homelessness, a problem experts say leaves young people at risk of abuse and trafficking in many parts of the world
Congolese refugees cross illegally into Uganda, raising risk of Ebola - aid groups
Some people fleeing violence are being used as human shields by armed groups who prevent them from reaching official border points to be registered and screened for Ebola
Drama turns young Gambians away from 'desperate route to Babylon'
Thousands of young men leave Gambia each year to take the "back way" - the dangerous, illegal route to Europe - out of frustration with a lack of opportunities at home
Baby's body recovered, three missing, after raft carrying migrants capsizes in Rio Grande
The rubber raft flipped over on Wednesday night near Del Rio, Texas, and all nine of its occupants were swept away in the cold, fast-flowing water