Congolese refugees cross illegally into Uganda, raising risk of Ebola - aid groups
Some people fleeing violence are being used as human shields by armed groups who prevent them from reaching official border points to be registered and screened for Ebola
FACTBOX-Female face of Britain 40 years after Iron Lady
Here are six ways that women's representation, rights and roles have developed since Thatcher changed British politics
Drama turns young Gambians away from 'desperate route to Babylon'
Thousands of young men leave Gambia each year to take the "back way" - the dangerous, illegal route to Europe - out of frustration with a lack of opportunities at home
Nearly 500 U.S. churches face climate-linked flooding threat, scientists say
Louisiana, North Carolina and Florida - all coastal states - have the highest number of places of worship at risk, report says
Central American farmers suffer major crop losses, need food aid - U.N.
Farmers in the 'Dry Corridor' lost more than half of their maize and beans in 2018 to climate-linked drought or unusually heavy rain
Saudi Arabia frees four more women on trial over rights issues - campaigners
The campaigners, including London-based Saudi rights group ALQST, identified the released detainees as Hatoon al Fassi, Amal al Harbi, Maysaa al Manea and Abeer Namnakani
New aid charity says modern 'business models' will save lives
"We don't have to wait for someone to be starving on the front page of the newspaper," says Start Network head
Billionaire Branson urges business to back LGBT+ rights
Branson was joined by 20 other top executives, who put their names in support of LGBT+ rights to put pressure on countries like Brunei that persecute citizens for their sexuality
Support for gay rights seen growing in Singapore
Nearly six in 10 of those aged between 18 and 25 believe same-sex marriage is not wrong, according to the survey by the Institute of Policy Studies, a Singapore-based think-tank
Afghans demand ceasefire on both sides as first step to peace
Dozens of women who were given an opportunity to address the assembly said Afghanistan must not backtrack from the gains that women have made since Taliban rule ended