Myanmar says China endorses crackdown on Rohingya, branded "ethnic cleansing" by UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar to end the violence, which he said was best described as ethnic cleansing
FEATURE-In flood-prone Jakarta, will "Giant Sea Wall" plan sink or swim?
Indonesia's bustling capital is sinking faster than any other city in the world - but a mega project to protect it from encroaching seas is contested
Missing aid money means Syrian refugee children missing school, watchdog group says
By the end of 2016, authorities in Lebanon were still awaiting more than a quarter of $350 million pledged to hire teachers, buy books and plan classes for refugee children
Typhoon Talim veers away from Taiwan, moves towards Japan
Typhoons are a seasonal routine for Taiwan, but the island has stepped up preparations since Typhoon Morakat killed close to 700 people in 2009
Text message network connects offline farmers in Kenya
The service, whose Scottish co-founder Kenny Ewan describes it as "the internet for people with no internet", is free to use and only requires a mobile phone.
A decade of indigenous rights sees troubled progress in Brazil, advocates say
"We see our rights being violated all the time"
Region must do more to pressure South Sudan leaders to end conflict -US diplomat
"This is a manmade conflict of horrific dimensions, which is about political leaders measuring each other through force at the cost of their populations"
U.N. chief, Security Council call on Myanmar to end violence
The exodus of Rohingya refugees is the most pressing problem Aung Suu Kyi has faced since becoming leader last year
Puerto Rico opens arms to refugees from Irma's Caribbean chaos
"God bless Puerto Rico and the hearts because you guys are struggling" - William Vonfabrice, 61, from the Virgin Islands
Pakistan kicks out medical charity MSF from country's tribal region
"MSF is saddened by the decision from the authorities responsible for NGOs working in Kurram Agency"