12,000 migrants arrive in Slovenia; authorities ask EU for help
Over the past 24 hours, more than 10,000 migrants, many fleeing violence in Syria, have arrived in Slovenia12,000 migrants arrive in Slovenia; authorities ask EU for help
Over the past 24 hours, more than 10,000 migrants, many fleeing violence in Syria, have arrived in Slovenia-
Indonesia prepares warships to evacuate "haze" refugees
Fires caused by forest and peatland clearing in Indonesia now a big health threat -
Kabul university unlikely host for women's studies programme
Teaching women's studies at graduate level should help promote gender equality in Afghanistan, the faculty and students say -
Senegal turns to sewage in bid to meet renewable goals
The project aims to collect human waste and turn it into electricity -
Hurricane Patricia strengthens to Category 5 as it nears Mexico
The hurricane is expected to land on Mexico's Pacific coast as "an extremely dangerous major" storm
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Papua New Guinea to begin resettling asylum seekers from Australia
It is unclear where in PNG refugees will be resettled and what support they would receive -
Myanmar jade mining drives rights abuses, disasters and war
Myanmar's secretive jade industry fuelling armed conflict, land grabs, deadly landslides and floods, rights group says -
After Netanyahu talks, Israeli-Palestinian strife may ease- Kerry
Among the causes of the turmoil are Palestinians' anger at what they see as Jewish encroachment on the al-Aqsa mosque compound -
EU chief Tusk blasts "naive", divided European leaders
Diplomats say the debate behind the scenes is getting increasingly testy -
Heavy fighting in Yemen's Taiz city, situation "dire" - ICRC
Air strikes and indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas on Wednesday killed 22 people and wounded 140 others - ICRC -
Red Cross says no evidence of sex for aid in post-war Sri Lanka
The Red Cross has given its findings to the Ministry of Law for a third party inquiry if deemed necessary -
Bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 10 on eve of Shi'ite holy day
Security has been beefed up across Pakistan ahead of the two days of Ashura -
Sweden struggles to cope with migrant tide; Orban warns of threat
"We have seen pictures of people who are literally walking from Greece across the Balkans to Germany and on to Sweden" -
U.N. criticises Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees
U.N. accuses Czech Republic of human rights violations for detaining and strip-searching refugees -
Aid workers warn looming Balkan winter threatens migrant children
Temperatures in winter months in the region frequently fall below zero -
Relatives bury 7 members of Lebanese family killed trying to reach...
The family paid $10,000 to a Turkish smuggler for the boat crossing -
South Sudan faces serious risk of famine by end of the year
South Sudan faces serious risk of famine by end of the year, as 30,000 people already in food security catastrophe -
Paris climate summit will hinge on finance - poor nations
Help needed to deal with fierce hurricanes, heat waves, droughts and rising sea levels linked to climate change
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'Loss and damage': a core ingredient for a new climate deal
By Sven HarmelingThe life and death consequences of extreme events like El NiƱo show climate loss and damage is a real world problem
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Time to finish the job on global goal on water and sanitation
By Margaret BattyWe are one step closer to a time when dying by unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene will be a thing of the past
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Ethiopia drought threatens baked bean supply, farmer incomes
By Georgina SmithBut new drought-resilient bean varieties, soon to be tested in Africa, could cushion growers against climate change
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Young farmers fight against the odds to feed the planet
By Gloria SchiaviIn many places, agriculture remains unattractive, perceived as something for the poor and uneducated
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Scientists harness indigenous knowledge to combat Arctic disasters
By Chris ArsenaultIndigenous hunters are out on the tundra year round, and can provide information on the state of the snow
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Fleeing gangs, Salvadoran tailors make new life in Mexico
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Intense hurricane Patricia is forecast to strike Mexico at about ...
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Iraqi national flees for second time as bombs rain on adopted home...
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Germany speeds up new measures to deal with refugee influx
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