Now playing Next Italy Hundreds of West African migrants rescued in Mediterranean taken to Italy A boatload of 660 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea at the end of last week has transported them to shore in Europe in a joint operation by two aid… 26/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy At least 5,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean in one day - Coast Guard At least 5,000 migrants were rescued in 43 operations across the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday (June 23), the Italian Coast Guard reports. 24/06/2016
Now playing Next no comment Peruvian police rescue dog trapped in canal Peruvian police officers in the northern municipality of Trujillo, some 490 kilometres from Lima, have rescued a dog that found itself stranded in a canal. 18/06/2016
Now playing Next Japan Abandoned Japanese boy Yamato Tanooka leaves hospital The Japanese boy lost for nearly a week after being abandoned by his parents for being naughty has left hospital to return home. 07/06/2016
Now playing Next Japan Japanese boy found safe and well after six days missing in dense forest Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found at a military camp near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. 03/06/2016
Now playing Next world news Missing Japanese boy found alive and well A Japanese child left by his parents in remote woods has been found alive and well. 03/06/2016
Now playing Next Japan Fears grow for missing Japanese boy left in woods as punishment With every passing hour, the chances of finding little Yamato Tanooka alive are growing slimmer despite a massive search. 30/05/2016
Now playing Next Italy Rescuers publish image of drowned migrant baby Like the photograph of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi lying lifeless on a Turkish beach last year, the image emphasises the human cost of Mediterranean migration. 30/05/2016
Now playing Next Libya Dozens of migrants feared drowned in latest Mediterranean tragedy Up to 30 people are feared drowned in the second migrant tragedy in as many days in the Mediterranean. 26/05/2016
Now playing Next world news Migrant rescue from capsized boat is caught on camera The capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea has been caught on camera by the Italian Navy. 26/05/2016
Now playing Next Italy Overcrowded fishing boat capsizes off Italian coast, 500 migrants rescued The Italian navy has released distressing images of an overcrowded fishing boat capsizing off the Libyan coast sending hundreds of migrants tumbling into the… 25/05/2016
Now playing Next world news IOM says fewer migrants dying on Mediterranean route to Europe “If we fail at this, we fail at everything” Chief of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing said at the World Humanitarian Summit in… 24/05/2016
Now playing Next Next Series Dealing with danger: busy geniuses and watchful robots In this edition of Futuris, we look at wasps, hawks and donkeys – not animals but special robots which can help save people in danger in the Alps. 23/05/2016
Now playing Next Next Series Takeaway: watchful robots Obedient wasps, somehow stubborn donkeys, watchfull hawks, surrounded by Alpine peaks… In fact, they are robots developed in the framework of the 23/05/2016
Now playing Next no comment Landslide aftermath in Sri Lanka Rescue teams were sent to the area of Aranayaka, 100 km northeast of the capital Colombo, where over 100 people are missing after two landslides, caused by torrential… 20/05/2016
Now playing Next Nigeria Nigeria: army says second schoolgirl freed from Boko Haram The Nigerian army says a second girl has been rescued after being kidnapped in a school raid by Boko Haram militants more than two years ago. 19/05/2016
Now playing Next Nigeria Nigeria: Fresh hope for families after one of missing Chibok girls is found There is fresh hope for the relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, after one of them was found. 18/05/2016
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Over 100 feared dead as huge landslides bury Sri Lankan villages At least 150 people are feared dead following two massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, officials say. 18/05/2016
Now playing Next Nigeria Kidnapped Chibok girl found in Nigeria - reports Amina Ali Nkek was reportedly found in the Sambisa Forest, close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon. 18/05/2016