Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days, officials said.

Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that “rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world”.

The death count in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.

On Friday, the Japanese currency briefly touched the same key psychological level, prompting speculation of intervention by the Bank of Japan.

Weiner dogs faced off at Canterbury Park on Sunday, with races called by the voice of the Vikings and Canterbury Park announcer Paul Allen.