Ethiopia plans to tap groundwater as climate defence
Ethiopia's government hopes largely unexploited groundwater resources can help it provide nearly all households with potable water by the end of 2015, as well as providing a buffer against climate stresses
INTERVIEW - "For me, one rape is too many," says U.N. representative on sexual violence in conflict
U.N. representative on of sexual violence in conflict says victims are often under the age of 12, and presses for attention on children born of rape and male victims
S. Sudan patients shot in their beds, bodies dumped in water tank, hospitals destroyed
Since fighting erupted in December, vital medical facilities have been destroyed, while health care workers and patients who survive attacks are fleeing to hide in the bush
People walk near the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district
People walk near the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district February 26, 2014. A parked car bomb blew up by a crowded market on Tuesday night, killing at least 14 people and bringing the day's total death toll in political violence around Iraq to 27, security and medical sources said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
People look at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karaada district
People look at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karaada district February 26, 2014. A parked car bomb blew up by a crowded market on Tuesday night, killing at least 14 people and bringing the day's total death toll in political violence around Iraq to 27, security and medical sources said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
People look at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karaada district
People look at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Karaada district February 26, 2014. A parked car bomb blew up by a crowded market on Tuesday night, killing at least 14 people and bringing the day's total death toll in political violence around Iraq to 27, security and medical sources said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)