Bangladesh struggles with worst outbreak of dengue fever
Hospitals in worst-hit Dhaka, the capital, home to more than 20 mln people, are struggling to find space as many with symptoms such as high fever, vomiting and joint pains seek treatment
As heavy bombing hits northwest, Syrian army takes villages
The wave of violence in northwest Syria since late April has killed more than 400 civilians and forced more than 440,000 to flee towards the Turkish border
EU countries agree to new migrant influx mechanism-Macron
Macron did not spell out specifics but said the new initiative would be 'quick' and 'automatic'
Air strikes kill 18 in Syria's Idlib -Observatory
The Observatory said 53 civilians had been killed by rebel attacks on state-held areas since late April
Lufthansa CEO sees no 'Greta Effect' on passenger numbers
There has been speculation that climate change awareness efforts led by teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg could curb demand for air travel
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
Heavy rain, floods in China force evacuation of nearly 80,000
The affected areas include the southern provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi, eastern Zhejiang, the southeastern province of Fujian, and the northern parts of the southwestern Guangxi region
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
Italy puts captain of migrant-rescue ship under investigation
A prosecutor said that Rackete had been put under investigation as a formality, under recently beefed-up laws that seek to prevent rescue ships from disembarking migrants in the country
Rescue ship's captain accuses European states of abandoning migrants
Carola Rackete has become a symbol of defiance in Italian media for challenging Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's policy of closing ports to NGO ships