Italy pushes ahead with Libyan migrant mission, plays down scope
The development alarmed officials in Tripoli
Amid ceasefire, rescuers clear unexploded bombs in Syria's Deraa
"It could be that in two or three or four months time, we still would not have finished our work"
Mongolia bans grain exports as hottest temperatures in 56 years cause drought
Authorities are also dealing with wildfires in Mongolia's fragile steppe and desert environment
Floods kill 120 in India's Gujarat, with industry, cotton hit
More than a million households have been affected
U.S. jury finds Macau billionaire guilty in U.N. bribery case
Prosecutors accused Ng of paying more than $1 million in bribes to bypass the normal procedures of dealing with the United Nations
Trump ban on transgender service members alarms some military officers
As a presidential candidate, Trump last year vowed to fight for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people
Members of the Asayish security force walk on debris of damaged buildings in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood
Members of the Asayish security force walk on debris of damaged buildings in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood, Syria July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
A man lies on a bed inside a clinic, a former school renamed Martyr Khaled Fajr hospital in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood
A man lies on a bed inside a clinic, a former school renamed Martyr Khaled Fajr hospital in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood, Syria July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Pakistan abducts own citizens, muzzles rights watchdog - UN
Enforced disappearances, seen in tribal areas and Baluchistan for the past 15 years, have become widespread across Pakistan
Britain presses Syria, Russia to allow aid access to besieged areas
"We're not asking for humanitarian access as a favor. We're asking for it because it's a legal and moral obligation"