Aquarius migrant ship calls on Europe for help, sails to Marseille
The ship has saved many migrants, but now faces being shut down
Italy to narrow asylum rights in clampdown on immigration
Quarter of asylum seekers got humanitarian protection last year
Libya’s coast guard rescues 235 migrants off western coast
Western Libya is the main departure point for Europe-bound migrants fleeing poverty and conflict, although many drown in the attempt
Thousands urged to flee ahead of post-Florence flooding in South Carolina
Potential flood zone encompasses some 3,500 homes
Rebel attack in Congo Ebola zone kills 18
Unrest may hamper efforts to quash an Ebola epidemic in the area, officials say
Danger remains even as flood waters recede in Hurricane Florence's aftermath
At least 40 deaths have been attributed to the storm, with most of those in North Carolina
Boat carrying Syrian refugees sinks off Lebanon, boy dies
First time in almost a year that a group of refugees tried to get to Europe by boat from Lebanon
South Carolina communities race to beat dangerous flooding
At least 40 people killed, mostly in North Carolina
Congo confirms Ebola case at Ugandan border
The new infection is almost 200 km away from the nearest other known case in Congo's current Ebola outbreak
Kenya lifts ban on lesbian film, making it eligible for Oscars
Hailed by critics as a "sweet" romance about two young women who live in the same Nairobi housing estate, it was banned at home on the grounds that it promotes homosexuality