SPECIAL REPORT-In blocking arms to Yemen, Saudi Arabia squeezes a starving population
A quarter of the Yemen population is starving
Bangladeshi hospital's "Rohingya wing" overwhelmed as refugees keep coming
The designated "Rohingya wing" is home to hundreds of wounded and sick refugees from across the border in Myanmar
"Cynical" Myanmar army operation aimed at preventing Rohingya return, UN says
Myanmar security forces are believed to have planted landmines along the border in an attempt to prevent Rohingya from returning
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
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years - WHO report
Rate of rise is accelerating in low- and middle-income countries
FEATURE-Jihadi brides, dating and identity: British Muslim women speak out
"At a time of such extreme Islamophobia, the more literature can do to challenge this destructive narrative, the better."
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
More than half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, now driven by fear of starvation
Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military
There are about 700,000 Roman Catholics in Myanmar according to the country's cardinal, Charles Maung Bo, out of a population of about 51.4 million
India may allow female haj pilgrims to travel without male guardian
If the new rule is implemented, solo women will no longer have to pay private tour operators to provide them with a guardian for a fee
Australia pushes asylum seeker transfer in bid to close controversial camp
Under Canberra's hardline immigration policy asylum seekers intercepted at sea are sent for processing at Manus and Nauru. They are told they will never be settled in Australia.