'Game-changing' anti-slavery fund aims to save millions of lives
"We need a global fund to deal with this ... much like the international community did with HIV/AIDS"
Save the Children head vows charity to stay in Afghanistan after deadly attack
"We have been working in Afghanistan for 40 years and we remain fully committed to helping the children of Afghanistan" - Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Turkish Red Crescent prepares for refugee wave from Syria's Afrin
The renewed fighting puts the population - 60 percent of whom were already in need of humanitarian aid before the latest violence - at risk of death, injury and further displacement
At least 43,000 Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria -local aid officials
"This is a war situation and refugees are trooping in by the minute through the bush paths, rivers and every other unconventional routes open to them"
From refugee to chef: Berlin film festival to showcase Syrian cook
The choice of Malakeh Jazmati reflects the mission of the festival to showcase films that address urgent social and political issues in the world
Syrian peace talks start in Vienna as Russian meeting looms
Few expect a breakthrough at these two-days talks aimed at addressing issues related to a new constitution
South Sudan ceasefire body says leaders breaking peace deal could face sanctions
South Sudan has been riven by civil war since 2013
Displaced Filipinos brace for long wait as fiery Mayon rumbles on
Mayon's unrest has displaced about 75,500 people, the majority of whom are in evacuation centres, where children lined up for meals and parents braced for the possibility of a long stay away from home
EU court bars 'gay test' for asylum seekers
Court of Justice ruled the unidentified Nigerian man should not have been pressured into examinations that included drawing a picture of a person in the rain and the Rorschach ink-blot test
Most Indonesians feel 'threatened' by LGBT community - survey
The world's largest Muslim-majority nation has seen a rise in hostility toward the LGBT community, with activists saying their rights are not being adequately protected by the state