Afghan schools, hospitals under threat, U.N. says in grim report
Violence forced over 369 schools to close last year, affecting more than 139,000 students and 600 teachers, says UN
Greece must stop locking up child migrants, charity warns ahead of pope's visit
At least 1,500 unaccompanied migrant and refugee children stranded in Greece have nowhere safe to stay
Latest battle to wipe out polio begins with vast vaccine switch
Full, official, global eradication could be declared by the end of this decade, experts say
WIDER IMAGE-Students run mobile amputee clinic in Syria
Together, the two technicians have made and fitted about 5,000 prosthetic limbs for some 2,500 people
UAE ranks last in openness, accountability of aid donations, index shows
Less than a quarter of world's largest donors provide enough information, says transparency index
U.S. lifespan gap has widened between rich and poor, research finds
In the top 1 percent, men and women outlived the bottom 1 percent by 14.6 and 10.1 years respectively
Aid agencies fear damage to reputation as "Red Cross" appears in Panama Papers
Misappropriation of ICRC's name condemned by the agency and other aid groups concerned about reputational risk
Six dead in Pakistan after strong quake rattles South Asia
Despite deaths no widespread damage after 6.6-magnitude quake on Sunday
FACTBOX - Five facts about Nigeria's missing Chibok schoolgirls #bringbackourgirls
Despite global campaign #bringbackourgirls involving celebrities, 219 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants remain missing
Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia
Residents leave their homes in Kabul and Islamabad as buildings sway for well over a minute in both capitals.