Health staff, clinics attacked, need more protection - rights groups
Targeted attacks destroying health systems, forcing health workers to flee and preventing children from getting vaccinations
Syria tops Threatened Peoples list, Middle East surges - rights group
Minority Rights Group International says Shi'ites, Alawites, Christians, Kurds and Palestinians particularly threatened
Drone strike kills five suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
PAKISTAN-DRONES/:Drone strike kills five suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
World Bank pledges $5 bln to improve education in poor nations
World Bank doubles investment in education with a focus on improving quality rather than enrollments
FEATURE -Shrouded in secrecy, one of Africa's biggest land deals stalls
With Libya in chaos and drought-hit Mali grappling with insurgency, large agriculture project has stalled
Pakistan launches air and ground anti-Taliban offensive in Shawal Valley
Pakistan begins preparations to try to push Taliban from their last major stronghold in mountainous North Waziristan
Weak climate deal would jeopardise new development goals - experts
Without action to keep global warming to 2 degrees C, the chances of ending poverty are slim, report says
Pakistan launches "massive" air and ground anti-Taliban offensive
Taliban aim to topple the Pakistani state and establish strict Islamic rule in nuclear-armed nation
Eloping Indian couple beaten to death, cremated in "honour killing"
"Honour killings" - when a person is killed by a family member who believes the victim has brought shame on the family - are common in parts of South Asia