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
Lives at risk due to massive drug shortages in South Sudan
Drug shortages have forced many medical centres to close, donors urged to restore supplies before deadly malaria season resumes
U.N. experts report cluster bombs, gold smuggling in Darfur
Experts say Abbala militia control at least 400 artisanal gold mines and earn some $54 million annually
Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N.
Some 6 million people in South Sudan, half its population, do not know where their next meal will come from
British FGM survivor hopes her memoir will help end 'this barbaric abuse'
As a woman hacked between her legs with a rusty blade, the girl screamed for her "mummy", who turned away
Iraqis displaced from western city of Ramadi begin to return home
About 3,000 families have returned since Saturday to the city recaptured from ISIS militants
Use "weapons of love" to fight evil of terrorism, pope says on Easter
Francis expresses hope recent talks could resolve Syria conflict in order to end "sad wake of destruction, death, contempt for humanitarian law..."