Maltese soldiers seize small tanker hijacked by migrants, vessel docks at Valletta
A spike in Mediterranean arrivals caught the EU by surprise in 2015, stretching social and security services and fuelling support for far-right, nationalist and populist groups
Car bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least 11
Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants have in the past targeted the same location - the Wehliye Hotel - which is along the busy Maka al Mukaram road
Storm-slammed Mozambique must rebuild for 'tomorrow's climate'
Long-term investment is needed in countries hit by Cyclone Idai to strengthen infrastructure against wilder weather and rising seas
Mozambique to start cholera vaccinations next week after cyclone
With tens of thousands of displaced people moved to makeshift camps, relief efforts have increasingly focused on containing outbreaks of waterborne and infectious diseases
Barca seek to turn Lesbos camps into fields of dreams for child refugees
Soccer training sessions for children hosted at two refugee camps on the Greek island promote dialogue, respect and tolerance among the young participants
Asia's mega-cities need clean energy drive to cope with environmental threats
Booming growth of cities has caused serious pollution problems and will challenge transport networks, food supply chains and energy supplies
Southern Asians unaware of deadly health risks from polluted air
A study of media content found the public debate on air pollution largely focused on vehicle emissions, overlooking other causes and longer-term health issues
After drought and floods, Afghanistan confronts critical harvest
Ample snow and rain during winter partly replenished soil moisture and raised hopes for a better wheat crop, which is a food source for rural families who turn their harvested grain into bread
U.S. border agents redeployed to handle migrant humanitarian needs
The agency is also redirecting service personnel and expanding food, transportation and medical contracts to meet migrants' humanitarian needs while maintaining border security
Guatemala amnesty would free war criminals, soldiers who held women as sex slaves
Almost a quarter of a million people, mostly indigenous Mayans, were killed during Guatemala's civil war