Myanmar corrects state media report on UN "agreement" to help house refugees
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged that residents can return, but it remains unclear whether those refugees would be allowed to return to their homes.
Richard Branson’s green energy plan for Caribbean may include debt relief
"We want to move the Caribbean countries into clean energy and make them more sustainable, which will make dealing with hurricanes much easier"
Libyans dig for water in latest test for capital's residents
"We drill about three wells in two weeks"
Myanmar detains reporters on assignment for Turkish state TV
"I asked them to show me the search warrant. But the police said they didn't need to"
Syria rejects report blaming it for April sarin attack-state media
"(Damascus) condemns the reliance of the Joint Investigative Mechanism"
Islamic State shores up last stronghold on Syria-Iraq border
The SDF's priority for now was to shore up its control over the al-Omar oil field
Sahel herders facing harshest dry season in years, aid agency warns
"Vegetation has not attained the basic level to sustain grazing animals"
'Clean India' mission not ending manual scavenging, activists say
Dalit communities are still forced to be manual scavengers, a euphemism for clearing faeces from dry toilets and open drains by hand, despite laws to end the practice
"Consistent" pattern of crimes against Myanmar's Rohingya, UN experts say
"We are deeply disturbed at the end of this visit"