Flash floods kill at least 11 in southern Iran, 35 injured - TV
More than 56,000 people living in 270 villages and small towns in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan were affected in recent days
Ten children killed by U.S. air strike in Afghanistan: UN
A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year as aerial attacks and suicide bombings increased
Rescuers hope to reach more cyclone victims as roads reopen in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai lashed Mozambique's Beira with winds of up to 170 kph (105 mph), then moved inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening buildings and killing at least 657 people across the three countries
The tree helping Kenyan farmers beat drought and poverty
Agroforestry - the practice of planting trees in fields - can protect both crops and soil from harsh weather, as well as providing timber to sell
More floods loom as high river waters recede in U.S. Midwest
Midwest floods were unleashed last week after a "bomb cyclone" dumped torrential rains on hundreds of square miles of the snow-covered Plains
Caravan of migrants in Mexico starts moving towards U.S.
Caravans of migrants bound for the United States have sparked friction with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has accused Mexico of failing to contain illegal immigration
Mozambicans look to God as cyclone deaths rise
Cyclone Idai hit Beira, on the Indian Ocean, with winds up to 170 kph (105 mph), before barrelling inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening homes and killing at least 656 people
Mali leader sacks generals, disbands vigilantes after massacre
The massacre, which left the charred bodies of women and children smouldering in their homes, has shocked a population long inured to gratuitous killing
Ten days after cyclone, a destroyed African village waits
The water covering vast tracts of land west of the city of Beira has been receding, but the size of the disaster zone makes getting aid to the most needy difficult