Sri Lanka gun battle with militants kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out
Sri Lanka had enjoyed a decade of relative calm after civil war
Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico board 'The Beast' heading north
The risky move to board the train, known as "La Bestia" (The Beast), follows a mass breakout of migrants from a holding center in the southern border city of Tapachula
UN says 21 Venezuelans missing after boat sinks in Caribbean
Over 3 million Venezuelans have fled the South American country since 2014 due to widespread shortages of food and medicine and deteriorating law and order
Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence
Twelve state governments have agreed to start a state-level climate council, aimed at fulfilling the country's Paris Agreement commitments
Cyclone kills one, leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs has warned the storm could require another major humanitarian operation in Mozambique
World Bank's new president skips China's Belt and Road for Africa trip
David Malpass is instead making his first foreign trip as the World Bank's leader to sub-Saharan Africa to highlight his vision for the bank's poverty reduction and development agenda
Thousands of migrants rounded up in southern Yemen- IOM
The migrants are held in open-air football stadiums and in a military camp
Cyclone leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
It is the second strong cyclone to hit the impoverished nation, after Cyclone Idai flattened Mozambique's fourth largest city and caused devastating floods in March
Judge gives U.S. six months to identify separated migrant children
While a government official said at Thursday's hearing he hoped to meet the deadline, the government said earlier this month it might take two years to identify the separated children
Migrants evacuated as confident Tripoli fighters tell Haftar: 'We are coming'
The migrants travelled Thursday to a detention centre in Zawiya, a town 40 km west of the capital, bringing the total evacuated since Wednesday to around 675