Business interrupted: hurricane-damaged firms dig in for insurance fight
STORM-IRMA/INSURANCE-BUSINESSES (GRAPHIC):Business interrupted: hurricane-damaged firms dig in for insurance fight
Mobile money sent to hundreds of families hit by Sierra Leone mudslide
Aid agencies hope that these cash transfers mean families will not be forced to take their children out of school or sell their assets in order to ensure they have enough food to eat
Asylum seekers walking into Canada's Quebec more than doubled in Aug
Many of the arrivals are Haitians who have been living in the United States after a devastating 2010 earthquake and who face deportation
Rohingya refugee woman Hamida mourns after her 40-day-old son died when a boat capsized in the shore of Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh
Hamida, a Rohingya refugee woman mourns as she holds her 40-day-old son, who died after a boat capsized in the shore of Shah Porir Dwip, in Teknaf, Bangladesh September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
China and India take different roads to green Asia’s infrastructure
“It’s not just about getting a project done - it’s about getting it right for the future”
Nigeria's anti-Boko Haram vigilantes vow to stop using children
"Today's agreement paves the way for a brighter future for children caught up in the conflict."
Poor rains in Kenya deepens drought, children go hungry - UNICEF
Kenya has been ravaged by what the United Nations calls the worst drought since the 2011 Horn of Africa food crisis that led to famine in parts of Somalia
Switzerland voters likely to weigh in on facial covering ban
Full-face coverings such as niqabs and burqas are a polarising issue across Europe, with some arguing that they symbolise discrimination against women and should be outlawed
What have we learned from disasters so far?
It's not what you might think
Nearly 2 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake
Irma rampaged through the Caribbean, devastating several islands and raking the northern shore of Cuba last week before barreling into the Florida Keys