Amnesty accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
Up to 20,000 people are held in detention camps in Libya and subject to "torture, forced labour, extortion, and unlawful killings"
California wildfire rages toward scenic coastal communities
Fires raging across Southern California have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people and destroyed nearly 800 structures
More than 8 million Yemenis "a step away from famine" - U.N.
The conflict has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced more than 2 mln and triggered a cholera epidemic that has infected about 1 mln
'Integrity Idol' celebrates honest civil servants in West Africa
"Sometimes my colleagues push me away because I have integrity. They say I am hard to deal with, that I won't change"
Top U.N. officials warn that N.Korea sanctions harming aid delivery
"Crucial relief items, including medical equipment and drugs, have been held up for months despite being equipped with the required paperwork"
Police raid shuts down Uganda's only gay film festival
Homosexuality is illegal in the socially conservative East African country and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is common
U.S. high court turns away dispute over gay worker protections
Workplace protections are a major source of concern for advocates of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
India imposes restrictions on condom ads on television
Talking openly about sex and contraception is still largely taboo in India
Earthquake hits western Iran, where hundreds died last month
No reports of deaths or injuries have come in
Venezuelan migrants pose humanitarian problem in Brazil
Countries across Latin America and beyond have received a growing number of Venezuelans fleeing economic hardship, crime and what critics call an increasingly authoritarian government