In Iraq minefields, an old war leaves a menacing legacy
Casualties from landmines and ordnance are so common in Jurf al-Milh that the village is better known as al Bitran which means "the amputees".
FEATURE-Schools free disabled in South Sudan's war zone from 'curse'
Disabilities caused by conflict are on the rise as violence has spread throughout the country, killing tens of thousands.
East Africa bloc postpones talks on South Sudan peace deal
Despite several agreements and ceasefires, fighting has rumbled on in South Sudan with barely any break since first erupting at the end of 2013, just two years after independence
Malaria in conflict zones threatens global progress against the disease
Africa accounts for about nine in ten deaths and cases, with more than a third concentrated in two countries - Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo
South Sudan rebels say they have freed seven aid workers
The war has killed tens of thousands of people, including nearly 100 relief workers
UN says aid worker killed in South Sudan, demands release of others
Nearly 100 relief workers have been killed in South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011 and spiralled into civil war two years later
Pope, after Gaza violence, says 'defenceless' being killed in Holy Land
The Pope also begged for peace for "the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war."
Millions more hungry in 2017 amid famine, conflict, and numbers rising-report
"We are clearly seeing a trend now, from 80 million to 108 million, from 108 to 124 million, people literally marching to the brink of starvation around the world"
An unhealthy state to be in
Most refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries which are usually in no great position to support a huge influx of people
In Saharan outpost, Europe's unwanted stuck in limbo
Since the European Union cut off entry routes two years ago, Niger's Agadez has become less a way-station and more a dead-end