U.N. refugee chief warns New Zealand massacre the result of toxic politics, media
Australia has been gripped by debate about whether recent political discourse about immigration and Islam had any role to play in the accused gunman's radicalization
Sudan opposition says around 20 killed since sit-in began
For days, several thousand protesters have held a sit-in outside the compound in central Khartoum housing the defence ministry, Bashir's residence and the country's security headquarters
Congo Ebola outbreak "far from contained," U.S. aid chief says
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 600 people
Trump decision to cut Central American aid won't be reversed soon -top official
The U.S. State Department said last month it would cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras after Trump blasted the nations because thousands of their citizens have sought asylum at the border
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, militants exploit chaos
The renewed conflict threatens to disrupt oil supplies, boost migration across the Mediterranean to Europe and scupper U.N. plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west
Suicide bombers attack Syrian army post, several dead - media
Violence has escalated of late in the area, the last major part of Syria held by insurgents opposed to President Bashar al-Assad
David Beckham voices appeal to end malaria - in Swahili and Yoruba
Malaria kills about 435,000 people a year, largely in Africa, with children aged under five making up 61 percent of deaths
Suffering grows from Libya conflict, jihadists exploit vacuum
Libya's potential slide into civil war threatens to disrupt oil supplies, boost migration across the Mediterranean to Europe and scupper U.N. plans for an election to end rivalries between parallel administrations in east and west
More than 11 million face eviction, displacement as India booms
Last year, authorities demolished at least 114 houses every day, evicting about 23 people every hour, according to a report, with slum clearance and city "beautification" the main drivers
Somalia needs debt cancellation now to give its children a chance
Somalis don’t want to forever be a “humanitarian response” country, dependent on assistance, permanently in crisis. They want to stand on their own two feet, with dignity and pride.