Urban warfare takes heavy civilian toll in Syria, Iraq, Yemen -ICRC
Battles raging in cities are "today the new normal"
INTERVIEW-Hungary's tough asylum policy keeps thousands stranded in Serbia
"The question that everybody asked me is: when will we get out?"
Afghan amputee swimmer aims for international success
AFGHANISTAN-SWIMMER/ (TV, PIX):Afghan amputee swimmer aims for international success
World Bank approves $500 mln grant package for Afghanistan projects
The largest chunk of the package, $205.4 million, will go toward supporting communities affected by refugees returning from Pakistan
WHO confirms Congo polio outbreaks in new eradication setback
Thirty years ago, polio paralysed more than 350,000 children each year in more than 125 countries
U.S. targets Iraqis for deportation in wake of travel ban deal
At least one family of Trump supporters has been affected by the recent enforcement actions
FEATURE-Gas shortages risk reversing ambitious push to expand Pakistan's forests
"What else can one do other than burning fuelwood, when one does not get gas supplied at his home?"
Polio outbreak in Syria poses vaccination dilemma for WHO
A rare polio type can emerge in under-immunised communities after mutating from strains contained in oral vaccines.
Syrian polio outbreak hits global effort to eradicate virus
A polio outbreak has been confirmed in an area of Syria partly held by Islamic State, the first re-emergence of the virus in Syria since 2014.
Refugee children face 'harrowing' detention in Southeast Asia - charities
Over 2,290 refugee and asylum seeker children were held in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the end of 2016