Fourteen killed in bomb attack on bus convoy in Burkina Faso
The bus was carrying students, seven of whom were reported to be among the dead
Tens of thousands march in southern India to protest citizenship law
India's government is facing anger over a new law which many fear will discriminate against minority Muslims and chip away at the secular constitution
Bushfires rage out of control across southeast Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology said conditions were deteriorating rapidly as winds fuelled fires and smoke plumes triggered storms
Authorities warn Australian bushfires developing their own weather systems
The bushfires are generating so much heat that they are sparking dry lighting storms and fire tornadoes
Flights suspended in Libya's capital as violence intensifies
A barrage of air strikes and shelling in Tripoli has killed at least 11 civilians since early December
Water harvesting has added benefit for Kenya: less flooding
Efforts to trap and store more water to battle worsening climate change-related drought are helping cut flood risk too, experts say
Indonesia seeds clouds to keep them away from flooded capital
The death toll in Jakarta and surrounding areas rose to 43, while tens of thousands of people have been displaced
Australia urges people to flee as fires set to surge at weekend
Victoria declared a state of disaster across areas home to about 100,000 people, with authorities urging people to evacuate before a deterioration expected on Saturday
Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?
From Iowa to the Ayeyarwady delta region of Myanmar - known as the country's rice bowl - farmers are trying to figure out how to make their soil healthier and more productive
Thousands flee fires in Australia, navy helps evacuate the stranded
Fuelled by searing temperatures and high winds, more than 200 fires are burning across the southeastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, threatening several towns