U.N. decries "shameful" reprisals on rights activists in 38 countries
Women cooperating with the U.N. had reported threats of rape and being subject to online smear campaigns
Ten things to know about world hunger
Globally 821 million people, or one in nine, do not have enough food to eat
Interpol rescues 85 child slaves from Sudan's streets and gold mines
Police found some children as young as ten handling dangerous chemicals in open-air gold mines while others were forced to beg
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo
90 people killed since outbreak started in July
Congo records first Ebola case in major eastern city of Butembo
Health officials say they cannot be sure the situation is under control due to difficulties accessing some areas
Rebels ambush South African peacekeepers in Congo Ebola zone
Two were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak
UNRWA chief defends refugee criteria for millions of Palestinians
U.S. cut off its funding to U.N. agency last week
Ebola control measures seem to be working in Congo, WHO says
Substantial risks remain
African wars killed 5 million sick children in 20 years - study
The figure is much higher than previously estimated, with civilian infant deaths outnumbering armed conflict deaths by more than three to one
Congo Ebola outbreak not yet stabilised - WHO chief
New cases identified in inaccessible "red zones"