UN calls for Saudi-led coalition to re-open aid lifeline to Yemen
Food and medicine imports are vital for 7 mln people facing famine in the country
Yazidi survivor recounts harrowing captivity, daring escape in new book
"It never gets easier to tell your story. Each time you speak it, you relive it"
Nations better shielded from disasters, Pacific most at risk - study
"Many countries have learnt from previous disasters and are improving disaster preparedness"
FEATURE-Congo's young pygmy reporters take to the airwaves to fight exclusion
Radio Mwana aims to empower the province's indigenous people by training pygmy teenagers as youth reporters
Papua New Guinea court rejects bid to restore services to asylum-seeker camp
Nearly 600 men remain barricaded inside remote detention centre
U.S. investigation finds no Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz strike
Officials in the Chahardara district outside Kunduz city said 13 people in two villages had been killed by U.S. air strikes in the area
Stephen Hawking says technology could end poverty but urges caution
"The rise of AI could be the worst or the best thing that has happened for humanity"
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
The move is likely to further worsen Yemen's humanitarian crisis, which has pushed some seven million to the brink of famine
As climate disasters quicken, urgent action - and cash - are needed
As Bonn climate talks start, expert warn, "We can't leave and say to people affected by disasters: 'Sorry guys, you're on your own'"
UN warns of heat as climate talks seek action despite Trump
Temperatures this year will be slightly less than during a record-breaking 2016 and roughly level with 2015, says the WMO as climate talks start