Syria donors meet in London in bid to stem refugee crisis World leaders will gather in London on Thursday to try to raise US$9 billion (8.3 billion euros) for the millions of Syrians hit by the country's civil war and a refugee crisis spanning Europe and the Middle East.

New approach needed to address flooding: WB Urban flooding has become an increasingly serious development challenge for fast growing low-and-middle-income countries in East Asia, including Viet Nam, according to a new World Bank guidebook released yesterday.