Central American farmers suffer major crop losses, need food aid - U.N.
Farmers in the 'Dry Corridor' lost more than half of their maize and beans in 2018 to climate-linked drought or unusually heavy rain
Cholera outbreak declared in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique
Fourteen cases of cholera have been detected, 11 of which are in the port town of Pemba and three in the district of Mecufi
New aid charity says modern 'business models' will save lives
"We don't have to wait for someone to be starving on the front page of the newspaper," says Start Network head
India evacuating 1.2 million people as cyclone menaces east coast
Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is centred in the west of the Bay of Bengal and the south coast of Odisha state is also expected to get heavy to very heavy rainfall on Thursday
U.S. says military killed 120 civilians abroad in 2018, lower than watchdog estimates
The Pentagon assessed that no civilians were killed in Libya or Yemen
Russia, Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held northwestern Syria
Since Tuesday the Russian and Syrian military attacks have forced thousands of civilians to flee to camps further north along the Turkish border and damaged four medical facilities
Myanmar troops kill 6, detain scores in Rakhine over suspected rebel links-military spokesman
Since November, the fighting has displaced nearly 33,000 people across a large part of central and northern Rakhine and part of neighbouring Chin state
Afghans demand ceasefire on both sides as first step to peace
Dozens of women who were given an opportunity to address the assembly said Afghanistan must not backtrack from the gains that women have made since Taliban rule ended
Solar tracking bracelets protect nomadic Kenyan mothers and babies
Beaded bracelets with solar-powered GPS enable health workers to monitor pregnant pastoralist women, preventing deaths in childbirth
From nutty bugs to candied veggies, does food by any other name taste as good?
Convincing people to eat plant-rich diets, avoid junk food and care about nutrition is seen as critical to global human health and tackling climate change