Sri Lanka battles to get relief to stranded flood-hit villages
Persistent rains and inaccessible roads were hampering efforts to airdrop and distribute aid in some areas
Coming home from Cameroon, Nigerian refugees strain Boko Haram-hit northeast
Aid agencies are planning for the possible return of 75,000 refugees
Four men jailed for trafficking Polish workers to Britain
In 2015 the UK passed tough anti-slavery legislation introducing life sentences for traffickers
As disaster hits again, early warning text messages fly in Sri Lanka
Efforts to improve warnings are yielding results – but alerts are still coming too late, experts say
FACTBOX-Forgotten crisis: violence in Central African Republic
Despite being rich in diamonds and gold, Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world
Charity calls for 'period emoji' to address taboo of menstruation
"Girls and women have told us about the embarrassment and shame they suffer when it's their period. We need to make it easier to talk about something that is part of everyday life"
Kenyans forced off tea highlands by British colonialists seek justice
Survivors and their descendants hope to win "significant" compensation from Britain's High Court and the return of swathes of land
INTERVIEW - British lawyer shines light on ‘dark shadows’ of colonial evictions
Survivors and their descendants hope to win compensation from Britain's High Court and the return of land from which they say they were evicted in the 1930s to make way for tea plantations
Cambodia uses 'tight grip' on courts to silence activists - Amnesty
Amnesty accuses the government of "bending the law to their will" to crack down on dissent
FEATURE-Free school meals help Indonesian children stand tall
Millions of Indonesian children suffer from stunting due to under-nutrition, limiting their potential and posing a threat to the country's economic future