PICTURE FACTBOX: The plight of the Yazidis
Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified captives in Iraq in their drive to eradicate non-believers, have driven thousands of people of the Yazidi religious sect into the Sinjar mountain range in northern Iraq. Who are the Yazidis and what do they believe in? Here are some answers.
Swaziland: livelihoods threatened as El Nino drought digs in
Affected by a prolonged drought, 201,000 people of Swaziland's population of 1.2 million face food and livelihoods insecurity
Tribal festival of Maralal
Maralal, a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, holds an annual camel festival, bringing together members of the Samburu, Turkana and Pokot semi-nomadic cattle-herding tribes. The event aims to ease tensions between the tribes, which sometimes clash over cattle rustling and land disputes.
Burundi - masks of protest
Improvised masks are put to the test as protesters fill the streets of Burundi's capital
Darfur's hopeful 12-year-olds
The ongoing conflict that erupted in Sudan's western Darfur region 12 years has not discouraged displaced youngsters who have lived up to their entire lives in refugee camps from dreaming big
Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nokia Photo Competition finalists
Here is a snapshot of the pictures of the finalists of the Thomson Reuters Foundation-Nokia photo competition
Canadian and Indian journalists won 2014 Kurt Schork Awards
Reuters News Manager Paul Ingrassia presented Kurt Schork Awards to the winners in London 31 October