Forced to beg, Senegal's 'talibes' face exploitation and abuse
In recent decades, some rights groups say the school children, called talibes, have at times been kept by marabouts in dire conditions, forced to beg for money and beaten
Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries "negative" focus
UN fact-finding mission last year said the 2017 military campaign that pushed out the Rohingya was orchestrated with 'genocidal intent'
Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon
Aid has become a proxy war in a battle for control of Venezuela
Movies with a message make impact beyond Oscars glitz
Three Academy Awards contenders were produced and financed by Participant Media, a pioneer among a group of companies aiming to advance social missions through movies
Local funding fears as Britain sunsets climate resilience programme
Aid workers worry development projects will run short of money, putting hard-won gains at risk
Truckloads of civilians leave Islamic State enclave in Syria
Reporters near the front line at Baghouz saw dozens of trucks driving out with civilians inside them, but it was not clear if more remained in the tiny pocket
Battle of the bands: Dueling concerts as aid for Venezuelans in limbo
Opposition figures have suggested forming human chains, while Brazil's government pledged to deliver aid in trucks driven by Venezuelans
U.S.-backed SDF to try to evacuate civilians from IS enclave
Baghouz is all that remains for Islamic State in the Euphrates valley region that became its final populated stronghold in Iraq and Syria after it lost its major cities of Mosul and Raqqa in 2017
N.Korea warns of food crisis, slashes rations before next leaders' summit
UN estimates a total of 10.3 mln people - almost half the population - are in need and some 41 percent of North Koreans are undernourished
U.S. to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout
Leaving even a small group of U.S. troops in Syria could pave the way for European allies to commit hundreds of troops to help set up and observe a potential safe zone in northeast Syria