Italy Threatens To Stop Vessels Bringing In Migrants

Italy has warned that it may stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants to its ports. More than 73,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year, an increase of 14% on the same period last year.

One of the world's most senior Roman Catholic cardinals, George Pell, has been charged in Australia with multiple historical sex offences.

A prominent aid organisation -- Save the Children -- has warned that at least twenty-thousand children are at risk of dying in Somalia because of severe drought.