Trump praises response to Puerto Rico, says crisis straining budget
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria, it is still difficult for residents to get a cell phone signal or find fuel for their generators or cars
White House to request $29 billion for hurricane relief
The request will combine nearly $13 bln in new relief for hurricane victims with $16 bln for the government-backed flood insurance program
Major companies fail to disclose slavery risks, say UK experts
"Genuine transparency about the problems is needed, not just more PR"
FACTBOX-New war on cholera aims to consign killer disease to history books
WHO-approved oral cholera vaccines cost $6 per person, offering protection for up to three years
Draft U.N. blacklist names Saudi coalition for killing children in Yemen
The draft report has to be approved by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is subject to change
First global funding pact launched to secure indigenous land rights
Indigenous people and rural communities have customary claims to two thirds of the world's land but are legally recognised as holding only 10 percent
House Republicans seek $1 bln in Medicaid funds for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico also faces massive damage from Hurricane Maria that wiped out much of its infrastructure, left hospitals struggling and residents without clean water
Refugees' health problems in Greece mostly unmet - medical charity
About 60,000 migrants and refugees are stranded in Greece, most in overcrowded camps with unsanitary conditions
World's biggest slum population poses risk for East Asia - report
The rapidly urbanising region is also the most disaster-stricken in the world with many residents living in poor-quality housing on flood-prone land with limited access to basic services
Britain to reform aid contracts to cut out profiteering
Britain spends around 11 bln pounds ($14.6 bln) on foreign aid