Amnesty says U.S. strikes in Somalia kill large numbers of civilians
In March 2017, President Donald Trump gave the military greater authority to carry out strikes and raids in Somalia, including without waiting for militants to attack U.S. allies
Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds
Aid groups say many survivors are trapped in remote areas, surrounded by wrecked roads and submerged villages
Indonesia's Papua set for mass burial as flood death toll tops 100
The floods and landslide struck after torrential rain fell across the Cyclops mountains which have suffered heavy deforestation
Crop-damaging armyworms raise growing sense of alarm in Asia, FAO says
The pest, which feeds mostly on maize, has already swept across Africa, causing $1-3 billion in damage
INSIGHT-From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis
One think-tank says 90 percent of around 10 million jobs lost last year were held by women
Land lost, families uprooted as Myanmar pushes industrial zones
A government order to move residents to make way for a special economic zone has left many with lower incomes and limited access to services, they say
Growing pains in Ethiopia: film spotlights hidden cost of urban growth
The film's playful protagonist learns how to dodge hyenas and land developers, as he and his mother try to find a place to call home
Asia's coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities
In a lawsuit, Jakarta residents will argue policymakers have failed to tackle air pollution, hoping to force the government to move away from coal power and into renewables
Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children
The sexual abuse and trafficking of boys, a practise that exploded during civil war in the 1990s, has also worsened, says youth group
Italian police escort migrant boat, open trafficking probe
Italian government has repeatedly accused charity rescue boats of being complicit with people smugglers, who charge large sums to help migrants get to Europe