Q&A: Growing pains vex South Sudan, five years after independence
The world's youngest nation is grappling with war, hunger and a worsening refugee crisis.
Drought-hit Kenyan herders turn to new money-maker: hay
As grazing, and rain, get more scarce, baling hay can fill the financial gap
FACTBOX - Where might La Niña take a bite out of world food supplies?
Regions already reeling from food shortages due to El Niño may again have to deal with La Niña's damaging conditions
Cannibalism, rape and death: trauma as South Sudan turns five
Mass killings, rape, torture, abductions and forced cannibalism have led to an increase in mental illness in South Sudan
UN warns of renewed cycle of sectarian strife in Iraq, urges prevention
More than 600 Sunni Muslim men and teenage boys are said to be missing after Falluja's fall
U.S. downgrades Myanmar, raises Thailand in human trafficking report
Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti on list of worst human trafficking offenders
U.S. downgrades Myanmar, raises Thailand in human trafficking report
U.S. also demoted Uzbekistan to the bottom tier in its annual report on human trafficking
British schools urged to fight FGM with novel and new lesson plans
"A single girl affected by FGM is one too many" - British Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan