U.S. lawmakers say Malaysia, India trafficking ratings may be too high
"Official complicity in trafficking is widespread, victim protection is inadequate," Senator Bob Corker says of India
FACTBOX-Theresa May joins small but growing band of women world leaders
A list of countries which have women as heads of government or elected heads of state
Aleppo rebels brace for long Syrian government siege
The city council has stockpiled flour, wheat, fuel, sugar and rice
Five political parties boycott Burundi peace talks
Renewed violence in Burundi is alarming a region where memories of the Rwanda's 1994 genocide remain raw
Malala says Somali refugee girls' future at risk if Kenya sends them home
Kenya aims to send 150,000 refugees living at Dadaab camp home by the end of 2016
Four migrants found dead, 945 rescued from boats in Mediterranean
The boats on which the migrants traveled are believed to have set off from Libya
Venezuela's military to coordinate food, medicine distribution
A combination of low oil prices and a decaying socialist system has left Venezuela with a severe recession
Southern African economic bloc seeks $2.7 billion for drought relief
Five member states of the Southern African Development Community have declared drought emergencies
INTERVIEW-Europol chief says people smugglers at record levels as criminal gangs move in
The crime-fighting agency now has close to 50,000 suspected people smugglers in its database