Zika, dengue to threaten up to a billion more as climate warms
In urban centers with a high population density, many people may face exposure to such viruses for the first time in their lives
Venezuelans facing 'unprecedented challenges,' many need aid -internal U.N. report
It estimates 94 percent of the 28.8 million people live in poverty
Violence in some areas of Colombia has worsened since peace deal, Red Cross says
Conditions are especially bad in provinces like Choco, Cauca, Arauca and Norte de Santander, where armed groups are fighting for control of drug trafficking routes and coca plantations
U.N. rebukes Vietnam for activist arrests, executions
The U.N. panel called for a moratorium on Vietnam's extensive use of the death penalty for crimes it said do not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes under international law
Africa's Sahel conflict sees surge in militia killings-group
The region experienced one of its bloodiest days in living memory on Saturday, when gunmen in central Mali killed at least 157 people in a village inhabited by Fulani herders
Public mistrust thwarts Congo's Ebola response as cases climb
The epidemic has infected more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo since July, with many refusing vaccines, resisting treatment and concealing symptoms
Getting more health care for your money
The drive towards universal health coverage in Africa is not just about the amount of money we spend but precisely how well we spend it
Car bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least 15
Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants have in the past targeted the same location, the Wehliye Hotel, which is along the busy Maka al Mukaram road
Afghan peace would bring its own risks to reconstruction: watchdog
The Taliban's chief negotiator has said the constitution, which protects women's rights, is an obstacle to peace
A village in Senegal taught me how we can end female genital cutting globally
Not only have the girls from Keur Simbara not gone through what I went through as a child, but they won’t even know what cutting is