North Koreans paying bribes to survive - U.N. report
Pyongyang blames sanctions for dire humanitarian situation
As drought persists, Australia restricts water use in populous state
The country's east coast has suffered through two years of below average rainfall, devastating agricultural production and stoking a political debate over the impact of climate change
Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai - HRW
Egypt's forces have been fighting Islamist insurgents in a conflict fuelled by wider Middle East dynamics and a history of state neglect and oppression of the poor and isolated region
'Education under fire' as attacks on Afghan schools jump, UNICEF says
More than 1,000 schools across the country remain closed because of security threats from groups such as the Taliban and Islamic State
Peru and Colombia call for more aid to help with Venezuelan migratory crisis
Colombia and Peru have so far received the majority of the estimated over 3 million Venezuelan migrants who have fled their homeland since 2015
Record heat hits U.S. Southeast, threat of flooding remains in Central states
Pattern of drenching thunderstorms and tornadoes, which has been recurring in the Central Plains states since last week, has caused flooding in several river cities
Strong El Nino "unlikely" this year - U.N. weather agency
El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures associated with crop damage, fires and flash floods
Strong quake in Peru kills one person, disrupts some oil operations
The quake - the biggest to hit Peru since 2007 - was felt across the country and in neighboring Ecuador and Colombia after striking the sparsely-populated region of Loreto
Houthi leader says drone attacks a response to spurned Yemen peace moves
The Houthis have stepped up attacks on the inside Saudi Arabia in the past two weeks
Syrian government steps up air strikes in northwest, seizes small town
The bombardment has killed 229 civilians, injured 727 and forced more than 300,000 people to flee since April 28