France24 says rescue ships picked up more than 700 people trying to cross the Mediterranean in makeshift vessels this weekend off the coasts of Libya and Malta.

19 people were killed on Thursday in the fiercest clashes in Syria’s Daraa province since it was recaptured by the government, from the American backed militia.

The Guardian says New Zealand, Iceland, the UK, Tasmania and Ireland are the places best suited to survive a global collapse of society, according to a study.

VOA says more than a month after Turkish authorities crushed Pride-themed events in Istanbul, emotions still run raw for members of the country’s embattled LGBT community.

The i says the UK Government has slashed the aid it sends to Afghanistan by more than three quarters at the same time as winding down the 20-year military mission to the country

Arab News says Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad said Wednesday she was shocked by an Iranian plot to kidnap her from her New York home.