Thousands evacuated to emergency shelters as Vanuatu volcano threatens to erupt
Authorities have established 15 emergency sites, but the large-scale evacuation was straining supplies
HIV rates on rise among over 50s in Europe
The over 50s were also more likely than younger people to have advanced HIV and to have contracted it via heterosexual sex
Power blackout leaves darkened Puerto Rico isolated and paralyzed
Millions of people face an extended period without clean water, refrigeration, safe food or medical supplies
Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
"The massacres of villagers and mass arson driving people from their homes are all crimes against humanity"
Anger among relatives as search for Mexico quake survivors narrows
"I can say that at this time it would be unlikely to find someone alive"
U.N. launches new plan to end Libya's post-revolution turmoil
"We have sleeping institutions that need to be awoken, divided institutions that need to be united, and hijacked institutions that need to be rebuilt"
Architects seek plastic bottles to build shelters for Mexico quake homeless
Scheme aims to help people build cheap shelters made from bottles filled with the debris of their collapsed homes
Violence affects three in four children globally, report says
"Childhood violence damages individuals, families and communities in both rich countries and poor."
INTERVIEW-Hurricane-ravaged Barbuda and Dominica must "build back better"
Getting urban planning right is vital to limit damage in future hurricanes, says UN top official
Mobile app uses real-time satellite data to strengthen forest and land rights
The app will provide weekly satellite deforestation data in 17 tropical countries including Brazil.