Malala’s father tells us why his daughter is able to connect with so many people

Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has been named as a UN Messenger of Peace, with a focus on girls’ education, a topic close to the Pakistani teenager’s heart.

A ‘poke in the eye’ for the Americans

Cambodia’s decision to scrap a US aid program raises concerns Prime Minister Hun Sen is prepared to sacrifice millions of dollars worth of humanitarian work to appease Russia and China.

At a refugee camp far from home, persecuted Myanmar Rohingya worry exile could last forever

It’s has been seven months since a military offensive began against the Muslim minority group, triggering widespread allegations of mass rape and murder, and prompting tens of thousands to flee to ramshackle camps in Bangladesh.

Severe drought is decimating Somalia’s animal population

With nearly one-third of the country’s livestock dead and the remaining animals growing weaker each day, veterinarians fan out across the dry, cracked landscape to care for surviving livestock.

Western countries brace for return of Islamic State fighters

More than 40,100 foreign fighters, including Americans, have traveled to Syria and Iraq since the conflict began.

Why Tillerson’s Moscow trip is a good sign

Even though America’s top diplomat accused Moscow of complicity or incompetence, and Russia accused the US of an illegal act of aggression in Syria, Tillerson’s Moscow visit was not canceled which some say is positive development for efforts to prevent a US-Russia conflict.

What will Trump do about America’s sagging infrastructure?

The president has promised to overhaul the crumbling infrastructure of a nation that builds roads, bridges and public works, but has no plan for upkeep once they begin to show their age.

Are ‘Dreamers’ dreaming the impossible dream?

Immigration hardliners want President Donald Trump to follow through on campaign promises to undo DACA, which protects undocumented young people who were brought to the US as children.