A man sweeps debris from his damaged shop located near the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad
A man sweeps debris from his damaged shop located near the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad May 15, 2014. At least four civilians were killed on Thursday when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to the Interior Ministry Major Crimes unit in Baghdad's central district of Karrada, police sources said. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad
Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad May 15, 2014. At least four civilians were killed on Thursday when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to the Interior Ministry Major Crimes unit in Baghdad's central district of Karrada, police sources said. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
"FGM is bad, but it’s not child abuse," says London-born victim
“I bled so much they didn’t think I was going to make it. About ten days later I was back at school.”
SPECIAL REPORT-Despite deaths, crackdown, Sahara migrant trail thrives
At least 34,800 people have made the treacherous crossing from North Africa to Europe so far this year, the UNHCR says
Text of Sisi interview with Reuters
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South Sudan: Boosting aid effort to respond to alarming humanitarian situation
The humanitarian situation in South Sudan, already dire, is set to deteriorate further with the arrival of the rainy season. To maintain a suitably robust response and bring aid to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict, the ICRC is asking donors for an additional 48 million Swiss francs (approximately 55 million US dollars). With a total budget of 112 million francs (127 million dollars), the ICRC's operation in South Sudan will be the organization's second largest, after Syria.
Q & A: How real is the threat of famine in South Sudan?
Katy Migiro asks WFP’s South Sudan country director if the F-word is keeping him awake at night