Zimbabwe president says needs to import 800,000 tonnes of maize -media
A U.N. agency has said up to 5 million Zimbabweans will need food aid this year following the El Nino-induced drought
At least 40 killed in strike on Tripoli migrant detention centre, -official
Another 80 people were wounded in the strike on the detention centre in the Tajoura suburb located next to a military camp
Japan, hit by torrential rains, orders 800,000 to evacuate
Prime Minister advises residents to "take steps to protect their lives, including early evacuation" and orders military to prepare for rescue operations if needed
'Help, 40 days here': Photos show migrants crammed into U.S. border facilities
Photos show packed cells in Texas' Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals
Villagers accuse city of seizing water as drought parches "India's Detroit"
Bad water management and a lack of rainfall mean that all four reservoirs that supply Chennai, a carmaking centre dubbed "India's Detroit", have run virtually dry this summer
Deep sea mining could destroy 'our last frontier', environmentalists say
The ocean floor is scattered with vast beds of minerals key to making modern gadgets from smartphones to solar panels
Italy court lifts house arrest on German captain, says she was protecting life
The controversy over Rackete's actions have highlighted Europe's continued failure to adopt coherent immigration norms
Presidential hopeful Booker vows to end 'moral vandalism' of Trump immigration policy
Booker would do away with Trump's entry ban for several Muslim-majority countries and a requirement that asylum seekers remain in Mexico until their U.S. court hearing
Hotter but less deadly? Preparedness may cut toll of Europe's heatwave
Deaths from the health impacts of June's extreme heat are likely to have been reduced after governments learned lessons from a 2003 heatwave
Save the world with a message from space, says U.N. advocate
Member nations adopted the goals in 2015 to tackle conflict, hunger, land degradation, gender equality and climate change. Work on promoting their implementation is heating up this summer