More than 100 migrants break through barriers from Italy to France
A video posted on the website of Nice Matin newspaper showed a stream of people picking their way across rocks
South Sudan agrees to deployment of regional force, IGAD says
Such a force has been a key demand of former vice president Riek Machar, the leader of one of the factions involved in last month's fighting
Two dead as land protest hits ancient Ethiopian city - activists
Anger mounted over the status of a disputed territory - a highly-charged issue in a nation made up of a patchwork of ethnic groups
Colombia's coffee growers, reeling from drought, brace for La Niña rains
Downpours, caused by a cooling of waters in the Pacific Ocean, could bring roya leaf rust which attacks coffee trees
Indigenous tribe applauds state move to cancel Brazil Amazon dam
The proposed mega-dam would have displaced communities while opening the sensitive region to logging, activists say
Our not-so-dirty little secret—and what cash has to do with it
Could cash transfers help decrease domestic violence?