Quake of 5.2 magnitude in southeastern Iran injures at least 23
On Wednesday night, a quake of magnitude 5.2 struck a town near the capital Tehran
U.S. sanctions Myanmar general, others for abuses, corruption
Maung Maung Soe was in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee mostly Buddhist Myanmar
Syrian baby's photo inspires people around the world to cover one eye
"His image was permanently etched in my mind"
U.N. to join Syria talks in Astana, with humanitarian hopes
"If we are going to get out of this quagmire it is because there will be political agreements"
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit one million - ICRC
Cholera, spread by food or water contaminated with human faeces, causes acute diarrhoea and dehydration and can kill within hours if untreated
Amid surging conflict, Brazil launches digital tool to monitor changes in land use
London-based campaign group Global Witness said in July that 49 of 200 land activists killed last year were from Brazil
India pledges $25 mln for Myanmar's Rakhine to help refugees return
The money will be spent on projects that include building houses in the Rakhine region
The Rohingya exodus and Europe migrant crisis: two tragedies that need one solution
Women and children make up at least half of the world refugee population
Myanmar says still working with U.N., wants a rights investigator who is fair
Myanmar has rejected accusations of ethnic cleansing, blaming most of the violence and torching of Rohingya villages on Rohingya insurgents
'It just exploded': Ukraine's children lose limbs and lives as landmines surge
In the first nine months of 2017, 103 civilians in Ukraine, including women and children, were killed or injured by mines and explosive devices