Almost 70,000 South Sudanese flee homes despite early May truce - UNHCR
Conflict in South Sudan has put 4 million people at risk of acute food insecurity
Nepal probes if Chinese woman used helicopter on climb Everest
NEPAL-CHINA/EVEREST:Nepal probes if Chinese woman used helicopter on climb Everest
Five dead as Sierra Leone records first Ebola outbreak
Ebola has killed more than 100 people in neighbouring Guinea and Liberia since March in the first deadly appearance of the disease in West Africa
Rwandan peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur region-UN
SUDAN-DARFUR/:Rwandan peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur region-UN
Ethiopian Women Make Most of Zero-Interest Loans
Ethiopia has a strong economy for sub-Saharan Africa but women disproportionately bear the burden of the country's hardships. Through a micro-lending support group, our organization, Concern Worldwide, has found a way to help.
NY Rights Bill Alive; Sudan Chains Mom Facing Death
A series of bills that would protect women's rights in New York state are being reintroduced into the Senate. Also this week, the pregnant woman sentenced to death in Sudan is being shackled.
Cameroon readies new law to strengthen forest governance
New forest code will better protect rainforests and the rights of indigenous people who rely on them, officials say
Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court
SYRIA-CRISIS/UN-ICC (URGENT):Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court