Fights to end polio, contain Ebola made tougher by rising violence, research finds
Vaccination workers were attacked in six countries in Asia and Africa, with six people killed
Violence overshadows Sudan's transition push
The protesters want to keep pressure on the military for a swift handover, blocking roads and bridges with bricks and rocks
Conflicts uproot a record 41 mln in their own countries
Unlike refugees or asylum seekers, internally displaced people cannot claim international protection and often have less access to aid and medical care
Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack on southern Libya-official
Separately, two boats carrying 214 migrants were intercepted by the Libyan coast guard late on Wednesday and taken back to the shore
South Sudan president says formation of unity government should be delayed a year
President Salva Kiir also accused former rebel leader Riek Machar's group of seeking new recruits, breaking the peace agreement
Sudanese women at forefront of protests after years of oppression
Thousand of women gather outside the Ministry of Defence every day, hoping for democracy and 50 percent representation in any new government
INSIGHT - Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq
Rusafa women's prison holds 1,241 foreign women and children of suspected IS fighters from more than a dozen countries, 774 of them aged from nine months and 15 years old
South Sudan hires U.S. lobbyists to help block war crimes court - contract
U.N. agencies have accused troops loyal to both President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar of atrocities during the conflict - accusations that both sides have regularly denied
325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli
More than 3,600 jailed migrants have been trapped in the capital since forces from the east of the country started an advance to capture it
Detention centre opened but migrants too frightened to leave as war reaches Tripoli
More than 3,600 jailed migrants have been trapped in the capital since forces from the east of the country started an advance to capture it