U.N. agency to cut food rations for 1 million Afghans over funding
Early sign that aid money may dwindle as the international combat mission winds down
U.N. agency cuts food rations for 1 million Afghans over funding
Humanitarian groups fear aid flows will dry up as donors focus on other crises, including combating Ebola and helping refugees from Syria and Iraq
Mideast violence spreads as Turkey bombs Kurdish militants
Turmoil in Turkey shows danger of spillover from two multi-sided civil wars in which every country in Middle East has stake
Up to 180,000 refugees flee Iraqi town - UN
Islamic State has been on offensive in desert province of Anbar, bordering Syria, in recent weeks
Age-inclusive disaster risk reduction: leaving no-one behind
Older people have store of knowledge that disaster risk reduction strategies can draw on
Three suicide attacks hit Kurdish town on Syria-Turkey border
Three Islamic State fighters blew themselves up in Kobani
Islamic State seeks to justify enslaving Yazidi women and girls in Iraq
Islamic State praises enslaving women as revival of ancient custom of using women and children as spoils of war
Gun-battles and bombings mark desperate fight for Kobani
Kurdish fighters are engaged in a desperate battle with Islamic State militants who, with superior numbers and weaponry, are tightening their grip on the Syrian border town of Kobani