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Thousands of families are living in schools, empty buildings and open fields after massive flooding. Although there's money to help, many are still without food, water and a dry place to sleep.

Fierce fighting over the weekend has displaced thousands in Ukraine. NPR's Arun Rath talks with NPR's Corey Flintoff, who is stationed in Svyatogorsk, about the latest news for Eastern Ukraine.

Dr. Martin Salia died at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., after being evacuated from Sierra Leone, where he worked as a surgeon in several hospitals. Mourners gathered at a hospital where he worked.

We rarely hear from the Syrian civilians trapped by the country's civil war. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to a Syrian filmmaker and photographer who describes life in a rebel enclave outside Damascus.

Residents and visitors in Paris are mourning the victims of Friday's bomb and gun attacks that killed 129, and injured hundreds more. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with reporter Lauren Frayer.

Less than a week since the death of a friend, and just days since the Paris killings, NPR's Michel Martin says the loss of life — be it in Beirut, Niger or even next door — must always matter.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Omar al-Mosmary, a Libyan journalist based in Benghazi, about what life is like there today. He says every day, local newspaper headlines report violent deaths due to the civil war and terrorism, yet people are proud of their city, and the streets and shops are bustling with life.

The European Union and Turkey have reached agreement on a plan aimed at stemming the massive flow of people into Europe. It likely will impact the fates of tens of thousands of migrants and refugees.

Venida Browder's son killed himself after spending time in solitary confinement. She's fighting to end isolation of youth in jails and prisons. A new campaign with that goal launches this week.

The warnings came as an Israeli commando squad made the first incursion into Gaza since the six-day offensive began.