Battered Puerto Rico hospitals on life support after Hurricane Maria
Fuel is so precious that deliveries to hospitals are made by armed guards to prevent looting.
BNP Paribas subject of full-scale Rwanda probe in France
BNP Paribas bank is accused by non-governmental organisations of complicity over a transfer of $1.3 million to an arms dealer
INTERVIEW-Move over Superman: U.N. taps superheroine Burka Avenger to fight extremism
The Emmy-nominated TV series features a teacher who transforms into a veiled all-action heroine at night to tackle social ills.
Iraqi Kurds shrug off threats to stage independence referendum
The vote, expected to deliver a comfortable "yes" for independence, is not binding
From "ghost" to rising star - meet Kenya's first albino senator
People with albinism are frequently shunned, attacked and even killed in Africa
Myanmar says bodies of 28 Hindu villagers found in Rakhine State
Members of the small Hindu minority appear to have been caught in the middle of a spasm of violence in which more than 400 people have been killed
Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat
Facing worsening heatwaves - and with little access to power - India's poor look for low-cost ways to stay cool
Mexicans turn to church as earthquake death toll hits 320
Rescue teams searched against the odds for any survivors trapped under rubble
INTERVIEW-Move over Superman: U.N. taps superheroine Burka Avenger to fight extremism
"Burka Avenger can be a great messenger not only for women's issues but because it's animation, you can highlight very sensitive issues, it makes them (appear) softer"
Weakened dam looms as latest threat to Puerto Rico after hurricane
Flooding from dam would be life-threatening -weather service