Rain brings brief respite in Australian bushfire crisis
The rain offered respite for areas ravaged by fires, but it posed challenges for back-burning efforts intended to control existing blazes and prevent new fires
Indian govt seeks to woo Bollywood stars as citizenship law protests rage on
At least 25 people have died during five weeks of protests against a new law which critics fear will discriminate against minority Muslims
Australia begins damage assessment amid temporary respite from bushfires
Light rain and cooler temperatures brought some relief in the southeast, but officials warned they would not put out almost 200 fires still burning
After Indonesia's deadly floods, few hear climate 'wake up call'
Indonesia is highly vulnerable to climate change - but it is also the world's fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases
Actors, popstars raise funds to support victims of Australian bushfires
Actor Nicole Kidman and pop singer P!nk pledged major donations, while the British queen expressed her support for firefighters
Australian bushfires ease on cooler weather, death toll rises
Twenty-four people have died and and hundreds of properties are thought to have been destroyed in the bushfires
Fourteen killed in bomb attack on bus convoy in Burkina Faso
The bus was carrying students, seven of whom were reported to be among the dead
Tens of thousands march in southern India to protest citizenship law
India's government is facing anger over a new law which many fear will discriminate against minority Muslims and chip away at the secular constitution
Bushfires rage out of control across southeast Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology said conditions were deteriorating rapidly as winds fuelled fires and smoke plumes triggered storms
Authorities warn Australian bushfires developing their own weather systems
The bushfires are generating so much heat that they are sparking dry lighting storms and fire tornadoes