The price of water: South Sudan's capital goes thirsty as costs soar
South Sudan, home to the Nile, is not considered to be a water-scarce country. But civil war and hyperinflation have created a water crisis
Weeks left to save East Africa's starving children - World Vision
"We're seeing emaciated children, nearly skeletons"
Iraqis track abandoned homes with digital tools
More than 60 percent of displaced people use digital tools like Facebook, camera phones and messaging apps to actively monitor the status of their properties
U.N. peacekeepers pressed to do more with less as further cuts loom
Missions dogged by lack of accountability
Global hunger rises for first time in decade - U.N. agencies
Asia has the largest number of hungry people - 520 million - and sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of hungry, affecting 20 percent of the population
Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq
"After losing the war in Iraq and the shrinking of its power, Daesh returned back to its old style of an insurgency, by carrying out suicide attacks, which is a clear sign that the terrorist group is retreating"
EU sticks to Libya strategy on migrants, despite human rights concerns
"Some of the methods may seem controversial. But there is also preventing loss of life at the sea and political stability in Italy to consider"
Red Cross halts aid to swathe of South Sudan after staff member killed
The suspension affects more than 22,000 people about to get aid deliveries, including more than 5,000 farmers due to receive seeds in an area on the edge of famine
Region must do more to pressure South Sudan leaders to end conflict -US diplomat
"This is a manmade conflict of horrific dimensions, which is about political leaders measuring each other through force at the cost of their populations"
U.S. high court justice temporarily preserves Trump refugee ban
The court filing is the latest twist in the ongoing legal fight over Trump's sweeping executive order