Sudan says 87 killed when troops broke up protest, critics say too low
Opposition say 127 people died in security assault
South Sudanese rebel group says it killed eight soldiers
The attack underlines the fragility of a peace deal brokered between South Sudan's government and rebels last year
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
Thursday's report said a patient was suspected of going to the Congolese city of Goma and then into neighbouring Rwanda while suffering from Ebola
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
Despite a highly effective vaccine and a swift international response after it was declared 11 months ago, the outbreak has proved tenacious in an unstable region beset by violence
20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines, U.N. warns
In 2018 the number of measles cases around the world more than doubled, to almost 350,000
From Prince Charles to Harrods, refugees target global markets with luxury crafts
More than 1,500 refugees from 15 countries have been recruited to create a stylish collection of MADE51 products, from cashmere throws with crochet insets to hand-knotted sheep's wool rugs
South Sudan court rules against marriage of girl, 16, in landmark case
South Sudan has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world with more than half of girls wed before their 18th birthday
From Madagascar to Brazil, researchers pick best spots to replant forests
Environmentalists say protecting existing forests and restoring damaged ones prevents flooding, stores carbon, limits climate change and protects biodiversity
More than 100 civilians killed in South Sudan violence after peace deal-U.N. report
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but descended into a civil war two years later. A 2018 study found that nearly 400,000 people have died as a result of the war