Australian firefighters access badly burnt towns; PM defends climate policies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's not credible to make a direct link to climate change
Miracle survivor on mission to help close gaps in tsunami warning system
More than $400 million has been spent across 28 countries on an early-warning system, comprising sea-level gauges, seismometers and buoys
Locust invasion threatens Somali farmers with starvation
The insects have destroyed 70,000 hectares of farmland in Somalia and neighbouring Ethiopia in the worst locust invasion in 70 years
Australia's bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar
Three areas rated 'catastrophic' as close to 100 fires burn across New South Wales
ICC to probe alleged war crimes in Palestinian areas, pending jurisdiction
The announcement opens the possibility of charges being filed against Israelis or Palestinians
Aceh tsunami survivor hopes next generation will learn lessons
Armilla Yanti, a guide at the Aceh Tsunami Museum, frequently relives the trauma of the disaster when telling her story to visitors
Fazle Abed, founder of world's biggest non-government organisation BRAC, dies aged 83
Along with helping the landless poor, particularly women, BRAC tackles problems such as infant mortality and illiteracy
Dutch court tells government to step up climate change fight
The ruling means a final defeat for the government in the case brought by environmental group Urgenda Foundation, on behalf of nearly 900 Dutch citizens
Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border
Hundreds of people have been killed this year in attacks on residential areas in the region, according to U.N. agencies
OPINION: A battle of values will determine the next decade of aid
The 2020s must not become the decade of indifference. We must better protect people fleeing war and disaster