Harsh weather in Afghanistan kills dozens in blizzard, rainstorms
9 million Afghans are in need of humanitarian aid, including basic food and housing
Germany aims to deport record number of rejected asylum seekers in 2017
"We'll be sending these people home quickly because if we don't it'll damage our credibility as a state based on the rule of law" - German official Altmaier
Pakistan says kills 100 "terrorists" after suicide shrine attack
Bombings killed around 100 people, shaking a nascent sense that the worst of Pakistan's militant violence may be in the past
Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills 72, claimed by Islamic State
A suicide bomber entered the shrine as crowds massed, Sindh police spokesman says
Penniless and alone, migrant children in Serbia sell sex to survive
"They sleep hungry for nights here. It is cold, they have nothing, no money and they feel they have to do it"
INTERVIEW-Four famines mean 20 million may starve in the next six months
In 2011, Somalia suffered a famine that killed 260,000 people. The famine was declared in July, but most people had already died by May
Deported from the west, Afghans seek asylum in freezing Croatia
"I only want peace and to live away from the Taliban - it's not important where I go. I want to stay here in Croatia. I'm tired of travelling"
EXCLUSIVE-Australia increases pressure, cash offers for PNG asylum seekers to return home
Asylum seekers on Manus Island pressured to take amounts of up to $25,000 to return to their countries, or face deportation
Colombia aims to rid country of landmines by 2021 - govt
In 2015, the government and FARC rebels agreed to work together to remove landmines during peace talks in Cuba
Top UK aid contractor pressured recipients to give positive reviews: inquiry
Britain lost 3.2 million pounds through fraud in its overseas aid programmes in 2015-16