World Bank approves new safeguards criticized by some NGOs
The standards drew fire from some non-profit groups for creating "loopholes", more vague language and more reliance on borrower country laws and standards
Tropical Storm Earl batters buildings in Belize, heads for Mexico
Storm weakens, moving into Guatemala after hundreds of people took shelter in Belize overnight
EXCLUSIVE-UN report on Yemen says Houthis used human shields, Islamic State got cash
The U.N. report said the Houthis had concealed fighters and equipment in or close to civilians "with the deliberate aim of avoiding attack"
Brazil land conflicts simmer with 23 killings so far in 2016 - watchdog
More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil so far this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness
EXCLUSIVE - Global firms beef up investigations of Indian mica suppliers after exposé on child deaths
"If the allegations are substantiated, we will do everything to ensure that the supplier involved is no longer part of our supply chain in the future"
Woman jailed for 22 years for trafficking Nigerian girls for sex trade
The woman used the threat of 'juju magic' and rituals with curses to exert control over her victims
First aid delivery in weeks reaches Syrian refugees on Jordan border - U.N.
More than 75,000 people, mostly women and children, have been stuck for months in makeshift camps in a no-man's land
Lake Chad "forgotten" as world focuses on Boko Haram-hit Nigeria
The region is the world's most neglected humanitarian crisis, the U.N. aid chief said earlier this year