German migrant rescue ship captain goes before Italian court
Rackete, a volunteer for German charity Sea-Watch, has become a symbol of divisions in Italy over the government's policy of closing ports to non-government rescue ships
Border agents feared riots by migrants at overcrowded station -U.S. government documents
Conditions at U.S. facilities holding migrants have become a flashpoint in recent weeks after lawyers last month raised the alarm over squalid conditions facing hundreds of children at another facility
German migrant rescue ship captain faces Italian court
Rackete, a volunteer for German charity Sea-Watch, has become a symbol of divisions in Italy over the government's policy of closing ports to non-government rescue ships
Lebanon demolishes Syrian refugee homes -aid agencies
Lebanon is toughening its enforcement of rules governing the roughly 1 million Syrian refugees who constitute about a quarter of the tiny country's population
Attack on Mali Fulani village kills 23 - local mayor
Two other Fulani communities were targeted on Sunday evening, amid a string of deadly assaults between herders and ethnic Dogon farmers who have long fought over land and resources
Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
Attack comes as U.S. special peace envoy holds seventh round of peace talks with Taliban Islamist militant group in Qatar, aimed at bringing an end to 18-year war
Gun battle rages in Afghan capital after powerful blast injures 65
The attack comes as U.S. special peace envoy for Afghanistan holds a seventh round of peace talks with the Taliban Islamist militant group in Qatar
Hotter than Death Valley: Europe burns, sweats in record heat
Temperatures in France's southern Gard region hit an all-time high of 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.62°F) on Friday - hotter than in California's Death Valley
Fighting rages across Afghanistan as peace talks continue
The pace of talks between the United States and Taliban in Doha has sped up as Afghanistan heads for presidential elections on September 28
PNG volcanic eruptions force 15,000 from their homes
There have been no reported casualties but the eruptions destroyed homes, plantations and wells, leaving villagers without food and water