When 'toys' explode in Gaza
"I thought it was a toy before it exploded in my hand," the 11-year-old said in her home in Gaza City, where she picked up an unexploded remnant from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2013 Year in pictures
Here is our choice of the 50 best pictures of 2013, covering the big events of the year, from the military takeover in Egypt to operations to stabilise countries in central Africa, taking in the plight of the Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar, the worsening civil war in Syria, and natural disasters from earthquakes in southwest China to Typhoon Haiyan which devastated the central Philippines.
2015 Humanitarian year in pictures
Here is our pick of the best pictures of 2015 covering major events
Syrians wait in north African enclave for new life in Europe
Pictures show lives of some of the Syrians waiting to be moved out of a camp in Melilla
SLIDESHOW: Senegalese women battle sexism on football pitch
In Senegal some important battles for women's rights are being fought on sandy pitches across the West African nation where female teams gather to play football
Solar energy
As prices fall and technological breakthroughs solve problems, solar energy is scaling up around the world
Women and climate change
How are women being affected by climate change - and how are they taking it on?
5 facts you need to know about malaria
Malaria mortality rates dropped 54% between 2000 and 2013 in Africa, where 9 in 10 malaria deaths occur