Visiting Colombia, Pope addresses patriarchy, violence against women
About 20,000 Colombians, most of them women and girls, were victims of rape and sexual violence, a weapon used by all sides in Colombia's war
LGBT Chechens covertly brought to Canada, granted asylum
Advocacy group Rainbow Railroad said the Chechens, who were fleeing a violent crackdown, had initially been sheltered in Russian safehouses
U.N. beefs up guards as it scales up presence in Libya
Security in Tripoli and other parts of western Libya is fragile and armed groups that are largely unaccountable hold power on the ground
Pope's peace appeal boosted by Colombia rebel's forgiveness plea
The pontiff has urged forgiveness and reconciliation during a five-day trip to Colombia in the hope of healing wounds left by the conflict
"Ghost boats" drop Tunisian migrants onto sunny Italian tourist beaches
Some 3,000 migrants, mostly men, have come from Tunisia in the past two months
UN rights chief says EU deal on Libya migrants falls short
The EU has long struggled to reach a coherent answer to the influx of migrants fleeing war, poverty and political upheaval in the Middle East and Africa
2050 is now
Climate change is no longer a problem of the future - and it's time to act
New fires ravage Rohingya villages in northwest Myanmar - sources
Rights monitors and fleeing Rohingya say the army and Rakhine vigilantes have unleashed a campaign of arson aimed at driving out the Muslim population
Hurricane Irma will 'devastate' part of U.S. -emergency services head
Officials have thousands of personnel ready to respond and millions of meals and liters of water in place
Red Cross links investors to war zones with first 'humanitarian bond'
"We need to have new corporate investors willing to join us and take risks to invest in us"