Burundi stops World Food Program convoy from entering country
"It was a regular shipment of food from Rwanda into Burundi"
U.S. slams South Sudan's Kiir over 'man-made' famine, urges truce
The United Nations has warned of a possible genocide in South Sudan where millions have been forced to flee their homes.
South Sudan says secures $106 mln from donors, will buy food
Parts of the war-ravaged country are suffering famine
London mayor Khan urged to lead campaign on female genital mutilation
An estimated 170,000 women and girls in Britain have undergone FGM and 65,000 pre-teen girls are thought to be at risk
Sudan accuses South Sudan president of meeting rebels
Sudan regularly accuses its neighbour of backing insurgents in the Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions
Gulf states must donate to avert famine in Yemen - U.N.
Some 17 million of Yemen's 26 million people lack sufficient food
Aid funds to stop famine in Nigeria's northeast may dry up by June -United Nations
"At it stands right now we believe we are running out of money by June-July"
U.S. watching piracy increase off Somalia, sees ties to famine
"We're not ready to say there is a trend there yet but we'll continue to watch"
Michigan couple charged with arranging genital mutilation for 7-year-olds
Some of the girls allegedly traveled to the clinic, which is midway between Detroit and Ann Arbor, from out of state
EXPERT VIEWS-Progress in fighting tropical diseases but funding and conflicts pose challenges
NTDs include diseases such as guinea worm, dengue, onchocerciasis (river blindness), trachoma and sleeping sickness