Trench cuts off Iraq's Falluja from the north following IS defeat
Barrier to keep forces posted outside Falluja from entering the city following allegations homes and buildings were looted and burned
Heavy rain in China kills at least 87, thousands evacuated
Altogether about 8.6 million people have been affected by the flooding, according state media and local government reports
A woman cries as she holds body of a dead pig at a flooded farm in Xiaogan
REFILE - REMOVING EXTRANEOUS SENTENCE A woman cries as she holds body of a dead pig at a flooded farm in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China, July 22, 2016. Picture taken July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Darley Shen
Number of people fleeing South Sudan violence hits one-day record, officials say
Nearly all refugees are women and children escaping stepped-up fighting between forces loyal to president and those loyal to its former vice-president
A man takes pictures with his mobile phone after airstrike in Damascus, Syria
A man takes pictures with his mobile phone at a site by an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
UN flexes tech muscle to fight climate change
New software speeds up making of high-resolution satellite images to monitor changes in land use and forest cover
Syrian refugees welcomed in recession-hit Brazil but face tough times
"The labor market conditions in general are terrible, especially for those who are looking for jobs now"
U.S. calls for rapid progress on greenhouse-gas pact
Cutting back harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used in refrigeration, aerosols and air conditioning, could avoid global temperature rise of 0.5 degrees by end of century
Return to 'Shanghai Tulip' – the struggle of China's mental illness sufferers
China’s first support group for people with mental illness limps on, with its founder in retreat