Bosnia sees sharp rise in migrants heading to EU
Illegal migrants have in the past entered the country from Serbia and Montenegro, paying hefty prices to human smugglers, and tried to get into EU member state Croatia
Afghan schools closing due to violence, undermining gains in educating girls, says rights group
Around two-thirds of Afghan girls still do not go to school, says rights group
Afghan schools closing due to violence, undermining gains in educating girls, says rights group
After more than a decade and a half of international intervention in Afghanistan, two-thirds of Afghan girls still do not go to school
Asian nations struggle to meet global target to lower deaths in childbirth
An estimated 85,000 mothers died in 2015 from childbirth in the region, home to more than half of the world's population
Bulgarians use "speed dating" to get know migrants
Bulgaria stands out in the region for its significant Muslim minority, some 12 percent among 7.1 million mainly Orthodox Christians
Afghan civilian casualties from air strikes rise more than 50 percent, says U.N.
More than two thirds of the civilian victims were women and children
Africa tops global hunger index, driven by war and climate shocks
Women, girls and ethnic minorities are most at risk of hunger
Poor nations suffer most deaths, economic pain from wild weather
People making $1,000 a year or less are most likely to die in disasters, research shows
U.S. bombs dropped in Afghanistan at highest since 2010, under new Trump strategy
In September the U.S. Air Force dropped 751 bombs, an increase of nearly 50 percent from the August figure of 503
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Kabul and Islamabad accuse each other of sheltering militants and providing safe havens for Islamist groups who carry out cross-border attacks