Australian PM urges respect as same-sex marriage campaigns turn nasty
Same-sex marriage is supported by 61 percent of Australians, a 2016 Gallup opinion poll showed
Canada ramps up deportations amid growing migrant influx
Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board has called a rise in asylum-seekers through the U.S. border "unsustainable"
Fuel prices rise, refiners shut as U.S. braces for major hurricane
"Now is the time to check your emergency plan and take necessary actions to secure your home or business"
Weather boss steps down as Macau struggles to recover from typhoon
Exteriors of buildings, including parts of multi-billion dollar casinos, were ripped away by Hato's powerful winds
As guns fall silent, Benghazi residents return to battered homes
"There are flies, mosquitoes and garbage. At night, we have absolutely nothing"
U.N. calls for pause in air strikes to spare civilians in Syria's Raqqa
"Boats on the Euphrates must not be attacked, people who come out cannot risk air raids when and where they come out"
Excessive force won't solve Myanmar's Rohingya crisis - Annan panel
Security deteriorated sharply in the western state on the border with Bangladesh last October when Rohingya militants killed nine policemen
Clashes in Rome as police evict refugee squatters from square
Most of the squatters were Eritreans who had been granted asylum
China launches 8,000 water clean-up projects worth $100 bln in H1
Large amounts of China's water have been rendered unusable as a result of poorly regulated industrial expansion
White House to send memo to Pentagon soon on transgender ban
Five transgender members of the US military including Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans sued Trump earlier this month