Residents say civilians among dead in Myanmar army lockdown
The army was using "typical counter-insurgency measures against civilians," said a rights group spokesman
Polio vaccine makers failing to make enough doses - WHO experts
The WHO wants to see a worldwide switch from the traditional "live" oral polio vaccine
INTERVIEW-Sport is greatest remedy against youth extremism, says activist footballer
Sport is a universal language that can help prevent extremism and racism, says London-born Pakistani footballer Kashif Siddiqi
Afghan displaced crisis may be larger than expected, U.N. says
Nearly 400,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Pakistan alone
India must release Kashmiri human rights activist, U.N. experts say
At least 78 civilians have been killed and thousands wounded in more than two months of clashes between protesters and security forces
Large Afghan pomegranate crop threatened by lack of markets, farmers say
Obstacles to fruit exporters pose a serious threat to one of the few functioning parts of Afghanistan's economy
Some Taliban officials say secret Afghan peace talks held in Qatar
Taliban spokesman denied talks took place
Taliban restart secret talks with Afghanistan in Qatar - report
Previous Pakistan-brokered peace talks yielded little progress and ground to a complete halt when the U.S. killed former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour
INSIGHT-Slumscapes: How the world's five biggest slums are shaping their futures
900 million people live in slums - the U.N. says it's time we understood them
Nearly 200 nations agree binding deal to cut greenhouse gases
Legally binding agreement is major step against climate change as hydrofluorocarbon gases can be 10,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as greenhouse gases