Joy for relatives of Chibok girl among 21 freed by Nigeria's Boko Haram
The militant group has kidnapped hundreds of men, women and children but the kidnapping of the Chibok girls brought it worldwide attention
Invest in cities now or face 2.5 billion discontent urbanites by 2050, report warns
The call for investments to reduce inequality comes days before government leaders gather in Ecuador for a UN conference on urbanization
Five in six infants undernourished, risk irreversible mental and physical damage - U.N.
Improving the quality and quantity of mealtimes for young children could save 100,000 lives a year
Lack of water, broken toilets plague health facilities in Liberia - charity
Nine in 10 health facilities in Liberia do not meet the health ministry's standards for water supplies, said WaterAid
French law scraps sterilization for transgender people
"There is no other population in the world that is asked to be sterilized apart from transgender"
Britons most concerned about immigration in global "worries poll"
Forty-two percent of Britons surveyed said they feared immigration, compared to 41 percent in Germany and 33 percent in Sweden
Child migrants in Calais seeking smugglers as "Jungle" camp set to close
An estimated 1,000 unaccompanied children are currently living in the Jungle of which around 180 have been identified as having family ties to Britain
Britons most concerned about immigration in global "worries poll"
Forty-two percent of Britons surveyed said they feared immigration, compared to 41 percent in Germany and 33 percent in Sweden
FACTBOX-10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls
About 2,000 girls and boys have been kidnapped by Boko Haram since the beginning of 2014, according to Amnesty International
Low spending to prevent disasters exposes poor: Red Cross
"Investing in resilience is the best method we have for protecting the lives, livelihoods and dignity of the world's most vulnerable people"