Photo:Aerial photograph of overcrowded migrant boat, taken at 05:01 UTC on May 10, 2017, and provided by Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Rome to Sea-Watch 2 for identification purposes.
Politics
18 June 2017
'Shocked and horrified' at the many lives claimed by the devastating fires that hit the Pedrógão Grande region of Portugal, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today expressed his deep sadness and condolences to the Portuguese Government and people.
Photo:Mansoor al-Jamri, chief editor of Al Wasat, an independent daily.
Photo:UNICEF-supported trucks queue to fill their tanks with water from a group of wells rehabilitated and equipped by UNICEF, Damascus, Syria.
Photo:In the makeshift camp at Ain Issa a 12-year-old girl carries a jerrycan of water. She arrived with her family after a three-day journey from war-torn Raqqa.
Photo:On 13 February 2017, first-grade students in eastern Ukraine, including 6-year-old Sasha (in red sweater), participate in a drill to practice their response to a shelling.
Photo:Members of the National Guard open fire during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela. May 1, 2017.
16 June 2017
Photo:Thousands of people fleeing fear of violence in Burundi have arrived in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda.