Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: US peace envoy
Intense fighting is still going on all over the country, and while the Taliban are negotiating, they now control and influence more territory than at any point since 2001
Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Last week UN refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees from a detention centre in southern Tripoli following escalating violence
Australian PM promises migration cut, refugee freeze if re-elected
The pace of migration and the over crowding of Australia's major cities is a sensitive issue amongst voters in a nation where 29 per cent of the 25.3 million people were born overseas
Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants
Nearly 10,000 soldiers have been deployed across the island to carry out searches since the Easter Day attacks on three churches and four hotels
Flooding starts in Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five
Additional 368,000 children are now at risk in Mozambique already struggling to cope with the impact of Idai, which left an estimated 1.85 million people in the country in need
Sri Lanka gun battle with militants kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out
Sri Lanka had enjoyed a decade of relative calm after civil war
Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico board 'The Beast' heading north
The risky move to board the train, known as "La Bestia" (The Beast), follows a mass breakout of migrants from a holding center in the southern border city of Tapachula
UN says 21 Venezuelans missing after boat sinks in Caribbean
Over 3 million Venezuelans have fled the South American country since 2014 due to widespread shortages of food and medicine and deteriorating law and order
Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence
Twelve state governments have agreed to start a state-level climate council, aimed at fulfilling the country's Paris Agreement commitments
Cyclone kills one, leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs has warned the storm could require another major humanitarian operation in Mozambique