U.N. aid chief says 'very real humanitarian problem' in Venezuela
Some 3.4 million Venezuelans have left the country, though this number is expected to rise to some 5 million by the end of the year
Vatican tries 'retreat diplomacy' as South Sudan peace deal falters
The retreat will end on Thursday with an address to the leaders by Pope Francis, who has expressed a desire to visit South Sudan
Millions in central U.S. brace for 'life-threatening' blizzards, potential floods
Storm threatens to bring new flooding to the Plains states including parts of South Dakota and Missouri that are still recovering from last month's inundation
Global aid spending drops as refugee flows decrease - OECD
Major donors spent $149.3 billion on aid in 2018, a decrease of 2.7 percent compared to the year before
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
Yemen's war has killed tens of thousands of people - some of them by coalition air strikes - and driven 10 million to the brink of famine
Award-winning start-up targets affordable medicine for every African
Because there is little regulation in some African countries, drug prices are marked up by middlemen and often become exorbitant
Southwest Iran hit hard by flooding, evacuation underway in Ahvaz
Floods described by officials as the worst since the 1940s have hit some 1,900 cities and villages across Iran after exceptionally heavy rain since March 19
Refugees in Egypt struggle to live as economic hardships deepen
Egypt has much smaller refugee populations than Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey but refugees and asylum seekers reside in Egyptian communities rather than camps
Lives washed away: A mother's loss in Mozambique
Maria Jofresse's children were among more than 800 people killed in the storm and the heavy rains before it struck Mozambique and two other southern African countries, Zimbabwe and Malawi
U.S. judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico
The program was launched in January and was one of many policies aimed at slowing rising numbers of immigrants arriving at the border, many of them families from Central America