World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700 million
More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi after Cyclone Idai, the worst cyclone in decades, lashed the eastern Indian Ocean coast
North Korea cuts rations to record low after bad harvest, UN says
More than 10 mln people in North Korea suffer from severe food insecurity, meaning they do not have enough food till the next harvest
Cyclone Fani hits Indian coast, a million people evacuated
Technological advances have helped meteorologists predict weather patterns well ahead of time, and authorities have become far better at preparing for ferocious storms and reducing casualties
Monstrous rumours stoke hostility to Pakistan's anti-polio drive
Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are two of just three countries in the world - Nigeria is the third - where polio remains endemic
Baby's body recovered, three missing, after raft carrying migrants capsizes in Rio Grande
The rubber raft flipped over on Wednesday night near Del Rio, Texas, and all nine of its occupants were swept away in the cold, fast-flowing water
Cholera outbreak declared in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique
Fourteen cases of cholera have been detected, 11 of which are in the port town of Pemba and three in the district of Mecufi
India evacuating 1.2 million people as cyclone menaces east coast
Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is centred in the west of the Bay of Bengal and the south coast of Odisha state is also expected to get heavy to very heavy rainfall on Thursday
U.S. says military killed 120 civilians abroad in 2018, lower than watchdog estimates
The Pentagon assessed that no civilians were killed in Libya or Yemen
Russia, Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held northwestern Syria
Since Tuesday the Russian and Syrian military attacks have forced thousands of civilians to flee to camps further north along the Turkish border and damaged four medical facilities
Myanmar troops kill 6, detain scores in Rakhine over suspected rebel links-military spokesman
Since November, the fighting has displaced nearly 33,000 people across a large part of central and northern Rakhine and part of neighbouring Chin state