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The allegation regarding Prince Mohammed’s possible direct role in Khashoggi’s execution last October was detailed in a new report by the UN. (Reuters)

‘Credible evidence’ linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder: UN expert

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Prince Mohammed, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Red Cross: Cyclone Idai survivors face ‘ticking bomb’ of disease

While aid workers have been rushing to bring emergency aid to the hundreds of thousands of affected people, there is a need to focus on sanitation

Unregulated housing embodies the worst intersections of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation. Johannesburg’s future demands sustainable urban planning and community participation. Photo: File

World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity — Oxfam

A new report from the charity was published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos

By the end of 2017

68.5 million people displaced worldwide — UN

Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries

Results from safety trials for two prototype Ebola vaccines should be known in November.

WHO eyes Ebola vaccine

A vaccine could be made available for healthcare workers as early as November if the prototype undergoing trials is proven safe.

Norwegian mass killer ‘would have done it again’

Norwegian mass killer ‘would have done it again’

Norway’s Anders Behring Breivik has told the court he was inspired by al-Qaeda, after a judge who wanted him to face the death penalty was dismissed.

Nobel season kicks off with medicine prize

The Nobel season opens with the medicine prize announcement, with the peace and literature awards both tipped to be coloured by the Arab Spring.

Whalers and watchers battle in Iceland

A slick black head breaks the surface, drawing shrieks from whale watchers in a lucrative activity that some say should replace whale hunts.