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Mexican troops block U.S.-bound caravan travelers
National Guard General Vincente Hernandez tells migrants they would be allowed to cross the border into Mexico from Guatemala in a 'controlled' manner
Cyclone Idai damages estimated at $2 billion: World Bank
"To date, about three million people have been affected, with near total damage in the worst affected areas," says the World Bank
UN envoy in Yemen for Hodeida crisis talks
Martin Griffiths is expected to propose to rebel leaders that they cede control of the Red Sea port to a UN-supervised committee and halt heavy clashes against advancing government troops
Thousands flee fresh clashes in northern Myanmar, says UN
Many have been displaced in the state of Kachin near the border with China in the last 3 weeks, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Fresh violence mars first day of Syria enclave 'truce'
The first day of a 5-hour daily 'pause' that was ordered by President Vladimir Putin Sunday and kicked off at 9 am local time (0700 GMT) is marred by violence
Pummeled civilians in Syria enclave await Russia's first daily truce
Russia says it will organize a daily 5 hour pause in the fighting to allow civilians to escape through 'humanitarian corridors'
Strikes, clashes rock Syria's Ghouta despite ceasefire call
Fresh regime air strikes and heavy clashes shake rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, despite a UN demand for a ceasefire to end one of the most ferocious assaults of Syria's civil war
Pressure mounts to relieve 'hell on earth' in Syria enclave
International pressure mounts to end civilian suffering in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus where Syrian jets have been raining bombs
Syria, Russia pound rebel enclave, put clinic out of service
At least 250 civilians have been killed since the escalation began on Sunday, February 18, among them dozens of children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says
Bangladesh, Myanmar meet over stranded Rohingya
The two countries will talk about the fate of some 6,000 Rohingya refugees stranded in no man's land between the two countries
77 dead as Syria enclave pounded ahead of expected ground assault
(UPDATED) The escalation comes as pro-government forces are also expected to enter the northern Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, to take a stand against a month-old Turkish assault there
Record number of Afghan civilian casualties in attacks in 2017 – UN
The figures come as militants ramp up their assaults on urban areas following US President Donald Trump's announcement last August that the American presence in Afghanistan will remain open-ended
UK's Johnson meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
The meeting follows Johnson's visit to a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, where nearly 700,000 Rohingya have sought sanctuary in squalid settlements
The week in photos: January 6-12, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Yemen rebel alliance crumbles as 'street war' rocks capital
Gun battles force shops and schools to close in Yemen's capital, as residents warn a 3-year rebel alliance is collapsing into a 'street war'
Pope to meet Myanmar's leader Suu Kyi
After the talks in the capital Naypyidaw, the pontiff will address Suu Kyi and diplomats there – his first opportunity to speak publicly about the conflict that looms over his trip
Pope arrives in Myanmar on high-stakes visit
(4th UPDATE) The country is holding its breath over what the pontiff will say on Myanmar soil, where any mention of the word Rohingya could unleash anger from a public that broadly supports the army campaign
Rappler Talk: Atom Araullo shares #GiftofHope to Marawi, Rohingya evacuees
MovePH's Voltaire Tupaz speaks to multi-awarded journalist and UNHCR advocate Atom Araullo on Rappler Talk on Saturday, November 25, at 2 pm
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months
(UPDATED) It remains unclear how many Rohingya will be allowed back and how long the process will take
PNG police start evicting refugees from Australia camp – detainees
Authorities try to end a standoff that has drawn world attention to Canberra's tough policy on asylum-seekers
Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets Tillerson, UN chief on Rohingya crisis
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces rising global pressure to solve the crisis for her nation's displaced Rohingya Muslim minority
Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 400 near Iraq border
Iranian authorities say rescue operations have been largely completed and the government declares Tuesday, November 14, a national day of mourning
UN warns of mass famine in Yemen over Saudi blockade of aid
Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into the country, the UN aid chief warns
Myanmar rebuffs 'harmful' UN statement on Rohingya
Myanmar says a UN Security Council statement could 'seriously harm' efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh
Puerto Rico population to drop 14% after hurricane
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York estimates in a report released last month that about 114,000 to 213,000 Puerto Rican residents will leave the island annually 'as a result of Hurricane Maria'
UN turns up pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
The UN Security Council calls on Myanmar to rein in its military campaign in Rakhine state and allow hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya driven from their homes to return
UN calls on Australia to stop 'humanitarian emergency' at PNG refugee camp
The United Nations calls on Australia to stop a 'humanitarian emergency' unfolding at a detention center in Papua New Guinea
Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first visit to crisis-hit northern Rakhine
(UPDATED) Suu Kyi has been hammered by the international community for failing to use her moral power to speak up in defense of the Rohingya
Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delaying Rohingya repatriation
Myanmar accuses Bangladesh of delaying the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims who have fled Rakhine state since August, as conditions worsen for the stateless minority penned into squalid refugee camps
Tense standoff at Australia asylum-seeker camp
Hundreds of fearful refugees are urged to leave an Australian detention camp in Papua New Guinea, as conditions worsened with power and water cut off in a tense standoff
Aid enters besieged Syria region hit by hunger crisis
Eastern Ghouta was once a prime agricultural region, but the rebel stronghold has been under a tight government siege since 2013, causing shortages of food and medicine
More than 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida after Hurricane Maria
The governor also reports that Florida schools have registered more than 3,500 students displaced from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, also affected by the hurricane
Myanmar, Bangladesh vow to cooperate to return Rohingya
Bangladesh's Home Ministry says Myanmar has agreed to stop the outflow of Rohingya and take back all refugees
Displaced 95-year-old person with disabilities sells potatoes to support family
People who have met Datu Mangontra Sultan do not see him as a person with disabilities and an internally displaced person, but as a strong and committed individual who wants to continue providing for his family
No progress on aid, refugee return in UN-Myanmar talks
The United Nations has for weeks demanded that UN aid workers be allowed in Rakhine state and that Rohingyas be given permission to safely return to their homes
Pope urges world to act on causes of migration crisis
Francis says love rather than pity should be placed at the heart of international development efforts, and throws his weight behind efforts in the UN to negotiate a global accord on managed, safe migration
10,000 Rohingya poised to move to Bangladesh as exodus swells again
(UPDATED) Over 500,000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in just the past 5 weeks, and numbers are again swelling, raising doubt about the practicality of a Myanmar proposal to begin repatriating them
Trump to visit Puerto Rico to highlight storm response
Trump wants to show that the federal government is on top of the daunting recovery effort, and that 3.4 million US citizens are not forgotten
Myanmar 'makes proposal' to take back Rohingya refugees
(UPDATED) Myanmar has proposed taking back the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, the Bangladeshi foreign minister says
Trump defends Puerto Rico effort, but his tweets draw new criticism
The Trump administration sends several top officials onto Sunday talk shows with the message that the relief effort is going well, despite complaints that the federal effort in Puerto Rico has fallen short
UN aid chiefs to access Myanmar's Rakhine
The United Nations had been demanding access since its humanitarian organizations were forced to pull out of Rakhine when Myanmar's military launched operations against Rohingya rebels in late August
Trump defends response to Puerto Rico hurricane disaster
Rejecting accusations Puerto Rico has not received the same level of assistance as storm-hit US states Florida and Texas, Trump says a 'massive relief effort is underway'
Marawi general to evacuees: 'I really apologize for the delay'
'Until now they are suffering. I really apologize for the delay. Hopefully within a few days [it's over].'
Bangladesh PM says Myanmar must take back Rohingya
Sheikh Hasina also calls for greater international pressure on Myanmar over the new crisis which has unfolded in the past three weeks, media reports says
Suu Kyi faces mounting world anger over Rohingya
Her speech fails to quell international anger at reports that the Rohingya are being burned out of their homes
Suu Kyi rebuffs foreign criticism of Rohingya crisis
(4th UPDATE) In an address timed to pre-empt likely censure of Myanmar at the UN General Assembly in New York, Aung San Suu Kyi calls for patience and understanding of the unfurling crisis in her 'fragile democracy'
All eyes on Suu Kyi as Myanmar leader breaks silence on Rohingya crisis
Suu Kyi's refusal so far to defend the Rohingya over nearly a month of violence has baffled and enraged an international community, but inside Myanmar, supporters say the 72-year-old lacks authority to reign in the army
Western powers warn Suu Kyi on Rohingya before speech
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson warns that the violence in Rakhine state is 'a stain on the country's reputation' so soon after its transition to democratic rule
UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya 'atrocities'
(UPDATED) The mass exodus of Rohingya refugees to neighboring Bangladesh has billowed into an humanitarian emergency as aid groups struggle to provide relief to a daily stream of new arrivals
Bangladesh restricts movement of 400,000 Rohingya refugees
Conditions are already worsening in Bangladesh's southeastern border district of Cox's Bazar, where the majority of refugees are living in desperate circumstances after fleeing Myanmar's violence-wracked Rakhine state
