Four-day baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship
Nearly 600 migrants have died so far this year trying to reach Italy from North Africa, the International Migration Organization estimates.
Philippine government, communist rebels restart peace talks without truce
Conflict between the government and the New People's Army has raged since 1968 and killed more than 40,000 people.
Indonesian rescuers fear nearly 30 people buried in Java landslide
Rescue efforts hampered by people flocking to the area to see the landslide and causing traffic jams.
Colombia mudslide, flooding kill 254 in midnight deluge
Colombia's president flies to disaster zone to oversee rescue efforts and speak to survivors.
Spanish rescuer Daniel Calvelo, 26, carries a child into a RHIB during a search and rescue operation by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, in central Mediterranean Sea
A Spanish rescuer carries a child into an RHIB during a search and rescue op north of Libya, April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Myanmar trains midwives to tackle maternal death rate
Childbirth and pregnancy-related complications are the leading causes of death among women in Myanmar.
At least 11 buried in landslide in Indonesia's Java
Police and soldiers are helping residents clear mud and debris to look for victims after the landslide in the Ponorogo area of East Java.
Boys sift through garbage at a dump near a makeshift settlement for Syrian refugees in Bar Elias town, in the Bekaa valley
Boys sift through garbage at a dump near a makeshift settlement for Syrian refugees in Bar Elias town, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
EXCLUSIVE-Rohingya rebel leader challenges Myanmar's Suu Kyi, vows to fight on
Leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgency vows his group will keep fighting "even if a million die" unless Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes action to protect the minority.
Two dead, tens of thousands stranded by Australia floods
Six large rivers have hit major flood levels and are still rising in several areas after Cyclone Debbie pounds east coast.