UN Sec-Gen warns world 'not on track' to limiting temperature rise to 1.5 percent - TVNZ
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned about the dangers of not addressing climate change
'Cowardly attack' exposes Colombia activists in firing line
An award-winning Colombian environmentalist and others survived an attack against them involving grenades and gunfire, sparking widespread concern
Monstrous rumours stoke hostility to Pakistan's anti-polio drive
Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are two of just three countries in the world - Nigeria is the third - where polio remains endemic
Bombs kill 138, wound hundreds in Easter attacks on Sri Lanka churches, hotels
The explosions led to an immediate clampdown, with the government declaring a curfew and blocking access to most major social media and messaging sites
Saudi court postpones hearing for women activists after new arrests
Most of the 11 women on trial had campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system
Iran says recent floods caused up to $2.5 bln in damage
The flooding, which began on March 19, has killed 76 people, forced more than 220,000 people into shelters, and left aid agencies struggling to cope
Arrests of Saudi women activists' supporters rise to 14 - sources
The number of Saudis supporting women's rights who have been detained over the past week has risen to 14
Southwest Iran hit hard by flooding, evacuation underway in Ahvaz
Floods described by officials as the worst since the 1940s have hit some 1,900 cities and villages across Iran after exceptionally heavy rain since March 19
Suicide bombers attack Syrian army post, several dead - media
Violence has escalated of late in the area, the last major part of Syria held by insurgents opposed to President Bashar al-Assad
Clashes erupt as Greek police stop migrants from reaching border
Riot police fired teargas at dozens of people - some with children in their arms - who threw stones and bottles as they tried to break a police cordon and reach a road leading to the border