Charity ship says migrants' safety at risk, Italy to allow minors off
The ship has waited 16 days for a port to disembark in, which has taken its toll on migrants with conditions on board deteriorating, says the NGO
Italy's Salvini dismisses fears for health of stranded migrants
The health of the migrants on board was the subject of a dispute between the Salvini and the Spanish charity group Open Arms, which runs the rescue boat of the same name
Trump meeting advisers on Afghan peace plan
Trump has been adamant that he would like to withdraw U.S. forces, possibly ahead of the November 2020 election
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre to start work next week
Washington and Ankara have been at odds over plans for northeastern Syria, where the YPG formed the main part of a U.S.-backed force which fought against Islamic State
Schools, telephone lines to be opened in Kashmir after lockdown
'You will find a lot of Srinagar functioning tomorrow morning,' Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary told reporters
A birth and a death amid Kashmir's harsh lockdown
Families are struggling in the face of a government clampdown in Kashmir that has blacked out phone lines and severely restricted movement
Italian political standoff keeps rescued migrants stranded at sea
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has ordered his officials to prevent the boat disembarking the migrants in defiance of his own prime minister and despite six EU nations agreeing to take them
First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo's South Kivu - officials
The cases open up a new front in the fight against an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed at least 1,800 people over the past year
Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought
At the current rate of decline, discounting rainfall, Sydney dams would only have enough water reserves for another two years
Trump rule targeting poor immigrants could harm children, health - advocates
Under a rule unveiled this week, the administration can reject applicants for temporary or permanent visas if they fail to meet high enough income standards or if they receive public assistance