Doctors pray for sick as blackout batters Venezuelan hospitals
Venezuela's hospitals, already struggling with shortages of supplies and equipment amid an economic meltdown, entered crisis mode on Thursday when the power system went down
Gun fire, landmines slow SDF advance in ruins of Islamic State's Syrian territory
U.S.-backed fighters have shipped most people fleeing Baghouz to al-Hol in northeast Syria where some 65,000 people now live in a camp that the U.N. says was built to house 20,000
UN envoy fears "new crisis" for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
Bangladesh says moving refugees to Bhasan Char - whose name means "floating island" - will ease chronic overcrowding in its camps at Cox's Bazar, which hold some 730,000 Rohingya
Bells and sirens as Japan marks tsunami anniversary, pledges recovery
The quake of magnitude nine on March 11, 2011 left more than 20,000 people dead or missing, and triggered triple nuclear meltdowns
Two Belgian women, renouncing Islamic State, fear kids will never go home
European nations are wrestling with how to handle militants and their families seeking to return as Islamic State's self-declared caliphate crumbles
U.S.-backed Syrian force attacks Islamic State enclave
While the Baghouz enclave represents the last shred of populated land held by the jihadists, the group is still widely seen as a big security threat
Rakhine rebels kill nine in fresh strike on Myanmar police
Myanmar's leaders vowed to crush the rebels, who are fighting for autonomy for Rakhine, but clashes have spread to new areas, displacing more than 5,000 people in all
Death toll from Malawi flooding rises to 28, almost 227,000 people affected
Malawi's president has declared a state of disaster in the region after storm caused rivers to break their banks, leaving villages underwater
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
After almost eight years of fighting many Syrians scattered within and outside the country are now considering whether to go home
More civilians leave Islamic State's Syria enclave, delaying final assault
More than 62,000 people displaced by fighting around the IS enclave have flooded al-Hol camp, with 5,200 arriving between March 5-7 and thousands more expected