Gunmen attack Kenyan school, killing six children - officials
In a report, Kenya's KTN television channel said four boys, two girls and a guard were killed during the attack on Lokichogio School
California wildfires rage as record death toll climbs to 35
As many as 900 missing-person reports have been filed in Sonoma County and 437 people have since turned up safe
Disaster-hit nations must rebuild better or risk losing insurance, experts say
New infrastructure should be low-carbon and built to survive disaster threats, a World Bank conference hears
Myanmar army opens probe amid reports of killings, abuse of Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar is refusing entry to a U.N. panel that was tasked with investigating allegations of abuses
WHO says attack on Syria vaccine store leaves children at risk
If confirmed, the attack would put thousands of children at risk of serious infectious, viral diseases
Canada's Trudeau calls treatment of women in Mexico 'unacceptable'
"We must move the needle forward on gender inequality"
Vietnamese child trafficking victims in UK vanish from care - charities
More than 150 Vietnamese minors have disappeared from care and foster homes since 2015
U.N. condemns anti-gay crackdowns in Egypt, Azerbaijan, Indonesia
"Arresting or detaining people based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity is by definition arbitrary and violates international law"
Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn
"We are now in unchartered territory. If the deals on the table go ahead, three firms will control more than 60 percent of global seed and pesticide markets"
UK Islamic school guilty of sex discrimination for segregating boys and girls
"Educational institutions should never treat pupils less favourably because of their sex, or for any other reason"