Storm-hit Houston strains from influx of evacuees, mayor demands aid
City officials prepared to vote to allocate $20 million to storm relief
Thousands more Rohingya flee to border as Myanmar violence flares
Thousands more stuck in no man's land between borders
After tense talks, U.N. agrees to renew peacekeepers in Lebanon
The resolution also asks UN chief to look at ways the peacekeeping mission can increase its visible presence, including through patrols and inspections
Italy denies supporting Libyan traffickers to stop migrants
A new force in the Libyan coastal town of Sabratha is preventing people leaving, often by locking them up, prompting a sudden drop in departures
'Feed the rescue workers': Katrina survivors offer tips to Houston
"Sheetrock and door frames sell out the fastest"
Death toll from Mumbai floods jumps to 14, rain eases up
Some low-lying areas remain under water after the city received nearly a month's equivalent of rainfall in a single day
U.S. says 195,000 people seek federal help after Harvey
"We're still in life saving, life sustaining mode"
Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide
"The bodies in all likelihood come from Sierra Leone since there have been no alerts about boats that have capsized"
U.N. chief urges end to Palestinian feuding amid energy crisis
Guterres repeats a call for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations that collapsed in 2014
Egypt promotes birth control to fight rapid population growth
Egypt is the most populous in the Arab world with 93 mln citizens and is set to grow to 128 mln by 2030