Italy to take some migrants after EU countries offer to help
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is leading a high-profile campaign to exclude humanitarian rescue ships from Italian ports
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record as suicide attacks surge
The main causes of casualties were ground engagements between security forces and militants, roadside bombs, as well as suicide and other so-called complex attacks
Aid convoy reaches southwest Syria - Syrian Arab Red Crescent
Sixteen trucks carrying 3,000 food parcels reached the towns of Nassib and Um al-Mayathen in Deraa province near a border crossing with Jordan
Scientists peer into heart of hurricanes to improve intensity forecast
With a better way to predict a storm's power, people will be more prepared in knowing whether a hurricane headed their way will cause devastating floods and winds
'We are always missing you': Torn apart by violence, Rohingya families connect through letters
With entire villages razed and thousands believed dead, those stuck in Myanmar prisons have been desperate to know if their families made it to the safety
Rights groups urge better treatment for Mongolia child jockeys
Many children miss school to prepare for races, and work long hours for low wages at large stables
Israel and Gaza militants agree to end fierce flare-up of fighting
Two teenagers killed by one air strike in what was one of the worst flare-ups since the 2014 Israel-Gaza war
Italy rescues migrants, asks other countries to host them - source
Malta rejected pressure from Rome on Friday to rescue the migrants
China floods wreak havoc, block roads and railways; more rain due
Thousands forced to evacuate
Colombia seeks to heal war wounds as FARC commanders appear before tribunal
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace tribunal will try cases considered representative of the war's violence