Yemen rebels allow UN flights temporarily into Sanaa airport

Yemen's Iran-backed rebels say they're temporarily allowing U.N. humanitarian flights to land at the airport in the capital of Sanaa

Changing climate parches Afghanistan, exacerbating poverty

Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan’s jagged peaks was once fertile

UN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka

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Turkish police tear-gas women protesting over violence

Turkish police have fired tear gas to break up a protest by women in Istanbul who were marching to press for Turkey’s return to a landmark treaty that aims to protect women from violence

Turkey Violence Against Women

Key aid group says Afghanistan's most pressing need is cash

Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to bank accounts there

Aid official: Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing to Iran

A top aid official says thousands of Afghan refugees are fleeing the Taliban into neighboring Iran every day and the trend could eventually become a crisis for Europe

Emaciated children in Kabul hospital point to rising hunger

A growing number of near-starving children are brought every day to the main children's hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul

Iran bans newspaper that linked supreme leader to poverty

Iran’s judicial authorities have reportedly banned a newspaper for publishing a front-page graphic that appeared to show Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hand drawing the poverty line

Abu Dhabi issues law on divorce, inheritance for non-Muslims

The capital of the United Arab Emirates has issued new rules governing divorce, inheritance and child custody for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi