This year to be among three hottest on record: "extraordinary weather" - UN
2017 has seen severe hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean, temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius in Pakistan, Iran and Oman, monsoon floods in Asia and drought in East Africa
As Islamic State weakens, step up efforts to free Yazidi sex slaves, survivor says
"They destroyed my dreams and I don't want other girls' dreams to be destroyed"
Survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide fear for future as camps close
About 1,900 households with over 7,000 people have been registered as needing help
Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
UN and international aid organisations have repeatedly criticised the coalition for blocking aid access, especially to the rebel-held north
Death toll from Vietnam storm nears 50
Nearly 2,000 homes have collapsed and more than 80,000 have been damaged
Bonn talks test global resolve to fix climate, without Trump
"The human suffering caused by intensifying hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods and threats to food security caused by climate change means there is no time to waste"
Flash floods kill 5 in Malaysia, army deploys to rescue thousands of displaced
At least 2,000 people had been evacuated and 80 percent of the state was hit by typhoon-like winds and heavy rain
Floods swamp Vietnam as typhoon death toll reaches 27
Typhoon Damrey made landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph) that damaged more than 40,000 homes
As disasters surge, nations must slash emissions faster, climate experts urge
As U.N. climate negotiations start Monday in Bonn, disasters show the need for a hike in ambition, experts say
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
New Zealand willing to take 150 asylum seekers from Manus island and another camp on the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru