Taliban storm hotel building in west Afghanistan
Last week the Taliban and U.S. officials wound up a round of peace talks with signs of progress in efforts to end the 18-year war
'Life-threatening' Tropical Storm Barry heads towards New Orleans
No evacuations were ordered from the low-lying city which strengthened its flood defenses after devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Italy court says Eritrean in migrant case was victim of mistaken identity
The defendant always maintained that he was an impoverished refugee called Medhanie Tesfamariam Behre with no criminal background
Colombia's Duque says working to stop slayings of community leaders
The government has said that at least 281 community leaders were killed from May 2016 to May 2019
New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike
The fighting is the latest escalation in a conflict that developed after former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011
Storm Barry threatens to overwhelm New Orleans' century-old pump system
As Tropical Storm Barry takes aim at New Orleans many residents and officials are worried that the aging pumps cannot keep up with more frequent and intense rainstorms
Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing
Heavy rains since Thursday have hit 20 of Nepal's 77 districts, in the hills as well as in southern plains
More bodies found in Tunisia migrant ship sinking feared to have killed more than 80
The boat capsized after setting off for Europe from neighboring Libya
Air strikes on Syrian rebel enclave intensify - monitor
Aid agencies say the scale of bombardment in the north west risks further humanitarian disaster. Hundreds of thousands of people have already fled towards the Turkish border.
Death toll in migrant ship disaster off Tunisia rises to 72
The Tunisian Red Crescent believes that the eventual toll could be higher than 80, which would make it one of the worst migrant boat disasters to date