Doctors in Uganda's public hospitals strike over pay and supplies
Doctors lack necessities like gloves, painkillers and disinfectant
Nigeria offers to meet militants after ceasefire cancelled in oil region
The government has been in talks to address grievances over poverty and oil pollution but local groups have complained that no progress has been made
Death toll from Vietnam storm tops 60 and dams near bursting
More than 80,000 homes damaged
PNG court to rule on bid to restore food, water to detention centre
The men in the Manus Island facility have defied attempts by Australia and PNG to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community
This year to be among three hottest on record: "extraordinary weather" - UN
2017 has seen severe hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean, temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius in Pakistan, Iran and Oman, monsoon floods in Asia and drought in East Africa
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
UN and international aid organisations have repeatedly criticised the coalition for blocking aid access, especially to the rebel-held north
Death toll from Vietnam storm nears 50
Nearly 2,000 homes have collapsed and more than 80,000 have been damaged
Bonn talks test global resolve to fix climate, without Trump
"The human suffering caused by intensifying hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods and threats to food security caused by climate change means there is no time to waste"
Flash floods kill 5 in Malaysia, army deploys to rescue thousands of displaced
At least 2,000 people had been evacuated and 80 percent of the state was hit by typhoon-like winds and heavy rain
Floods swamp Vietnam as typhoon death toll reaches 27
Typhoon Damrey made landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph) that damaged more than 40,000 homes