World Bank launches loan programme for women entrepreneurs
Initial funding of $325 mln for the project includes large donations from Germany, the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Pope warns G20 against 'dangerous alliances' damaging poor, migrants -paper
The pope said the greatest danger concerned immigration, with "the poor, the weak, the excluded and the marginalised"
More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
"All the mud and debris is making the clean-up effort difficult"
California wildfire forces evacuations as blazes hit U.S.
Excessive heat in desert regions in the U.S. Southwest could pose a threat to human life through Saturday night
Clashes near South Sudan rebel stronghold, aid workers evacuated
"Humanitarians are deeply concerned regarding the plight of civilians in areas affected by the clashes"
Police remove thousands of migrants from northern Paris pavement camps
Many of the migrants who have put up tents in Porte de la Chapelle have fled war or strife in countries such as Sudan, Eritrea and Afghanistan.
Total of at least 600 civilians killed by coalition strikes in Iraq, Syria-report
The estimate is far lower than those provided by monitoring groups, one of which says at least 4,354 civilians have been killed by coalition strikes.
UNHCR chief urges Myanmar to grant Rohingya citizenship
Myanmar's government regards the one million Rohingya as illegal migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh and denies them citizenship
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as more rain falls, at least 11 dead
"The whole area has been buried. There aren't any words for this"
Three Swedish men get jail for bomb attacks on asylum centres
The men, who between them carried out two attacks and an attempted bombing, got to know each other through the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement.