FEATURE-In Chad, refugees on aid pittance turn to knitting and hairdressing
Humanitarian agencies are helping refugees learn new skills and set up businesses in Chadian towns, working with - and serving - local people
Wildfires kill 15, destroy 1,500 homes and other buildings in California wine country
About 1,500 homes and commercial buildings had been destroyed as tens of thousands of acres had gone up in flames
INSIGHT-How a businessman struck a deal with Islamic State to help Assad feed Syrians
Damascus, under U.S. and EU sanctions over the conflict and alleged oil trading with IS, strongly denies any business links with the hardline Islamist militants
Mexican mogul Slim donates $105 mln to earthquake recovery efforts
Estimates of the cost of rebuilding range from about $2 billion to as much as $4 billion
FACTBOX-Obesity medical bill could "reach $1.2 trillion" a year by 2025
At least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years - WHO report
Rate of rise is accelerating in low- and middle-income countries
In the mountains of Puerto Rico, hurricane recovery is slower
"Water came in through the window and the wind was like a monster"
Liberians vote to bolster peaceful democracy in presidential poll
"I am just voting for peace. We want peace right now, peaceful country, we want a peaceful situation now and things to go fine"
Drama about growing hunger in Britain prompts call for action
The number of people using Britain's food banks, which provide emergency supplies, has risen amid government austerity cuts, stagnant wages and increasing living costs
Play about London mother jailed in Iran shows heartache of separation from daughter
The play focuses on the separation of Zaghari-Ratcliffe from her daughter Gabriella who was taken from her after her arrest and is living with her grandparents in Iran