From supermarkets to refugee camps, bar-codes speed up the process of distributing food
A technology common to many shoppers is helping UNHCR in South Sudan to reduce the time refugees must wait for their monthly rations.
Tribal clashes kill 111 in Sudan's Darfur-tribal sources
Tribal sources said thousands of members of the Rezeigat tribe attacked their Maaliya rivals in a bid to seize territory
US condemns Iraq bombing wave; new violence kills 7 more
The renewed violence has raised fears that Iraq could relapse into the sectarian bloodbath of 2006-2007 when tens of thousands were killed
A man sits in front of his shop, damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in Shaab
A man sits on a chair in front of his shop, damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in the Shaab neighbourhood of northern Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
A boy looks at the site of a car bomb attack in Shaab
A boy looks at the site of a car bomb attack in the Shaab neighbourhood of northern Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
A man looks at a vehicle damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in Baghdad
A man looks at a vehicle damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TRANSPORT)
A man sits in front of his shop, damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in Shaab
A man sits on a chair in front of his shop, damaged by the impact of a car bomb attack on Saturday, in the Shaab neighbourhood of northern Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Workers clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
Workers clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Workers clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
Workers clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad August 11, 2013. A series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad killed 57 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks on people celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)