World Health Organization calls achievement particularly significant; India considered toughest place to stop polio virus
Conflict has displaced tens of thousands of people
Unconfirmed reports say thousands may have been killed during violence between Lou Nuer and Murle tribes last week
International Red Cross Federation predicts number of people likely to face food shortages could reach 1.2 million in January
Aid organization says that as situation worsens it is particularly worried that the wounded and sick have no access to medical care
World Food Program says lack of food is causing malnutrition among children, food aid is needed for 2.7 million people
UN says there are indications of extrajudicial or summary executions of nine individuals by 20 Haitian police officers
Gao Zhisheng's whereabouts unknown for about last 20 months
Weekend storm hits flood-devastated island of Mindanao, leaving more than 1,000 people, thousands more homeless
International Organization for Migration appeals for $2.5 million to assist an additional 6,000 Ethiopian migrants to return home
Planes will bring urgently needed aid to some 50,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled fighting in two Sudanese border states
UN economist Heiner Flassbeck urges nations to embrace policies that stimulate growth, rather than deficit-cutting steps
WHO says recent small-scale outbreak due to continuing conflict, influx of some 100,000 into Mogadishu
Agency says more than 1 million children face life-threatening malnutrition due to serious food shortages
This year's World Malaria Report finds global mortality rates have fallen by over 25 percent since 2000, 33 percent in Africa
Scientists at Large Hadron Collider say they have seen tantalizing hints of existence of Higgs boson subatomic particle
World Health Organization calls abusive conditions endured by people with mental health conditions a hidden human rights emergency
UNHCR says fighting also hampering efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims
UNICEF launching multi-million dollar appeal to provide emergency therapeutic care in Sahel region
ICRC head Jakob Kellenberger, says it may come as a surprise to some that Afghanistan now is agency’s largest operation
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