Austria says to control migrants on Italy border, Rome protests
Italy has taken in more than 85,000 refugees and migrants so far this year
Desperate civilians flee last Islamic State pocket in Mosul
Iraqi forces have pushed Islamic State into a small area, but slowed their advance out of caution for 10,000 civilians trapped there
Burundi authorities purging army on ethnic lines - rights group
"This risks leading to the breakup of the army and pushing a number of soldiers toward a military opposition, which would be synonymous with a new civil war"
EU offers plan, cash to stem Libya migrant flow to Italy
EU Commission's plan calls for beefing up the Libya's coastal rescue services -- something Europeans hope may curb the number of people picked up close to shore by international charities
One Rohingya man killed, six hurt after argument in Myanmar's Sittwe
Most Muslim residents have been confined to camps since 2012, when whole Muslim neighbourhoods were razed
Fire kills girl at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon -medical source
Lebanon is hosting at least 1 million registered Syrian refugees
Iraq slows advance on last IS pocket in Mosul packed with civilians
10,000 civilians trapped inside the area under IS control with little food, water or medicine
"You destroy, we rebuild": a builder's life in war-torn Syria
Group of 12 construction workers rebuild buildings damaged by barrel bombs, air strikes and shelling in and around Syria's Deraa city
China disburses $100 million to help deal with flooding
China provides emergency aid to four provinces in the south and east after widespread flooding
Haiti could stem cholera epidemic by end 2018 - health officials
An estimated 9,300 people have died from cholera since U.N. peacekeepers accidentally introduced the disease in 2010 when they dumped infected sewage into a river