U.S.-led coalition strikes kill 29 civilians in Syria - monitor
The dead included a family of 14
Seven dead as quake strikes in remote part of China's Sichuan province
The epicentre of the tremor was in an area largely populated by ethnic Tibetans but also close to a popular tourist destination.
Venezuela using excessive force, arrests to crush protests -UN
"We are concerned that the situation in Venezuela is escalating and these human rights violations show no signs of abating"
Afghan elders ask Taliban to release villagers after attack
Mirza Olang village was overrun by insurgent fighters at the weekend with as many as 50 local people killed
Migrant rescue NGO says boat drifting after Italy and Malta refuse access
Role of NGOs in migrant rescues has stoked suspicion in Italy
Rwandan soldiers arrive in South Sudan ahead of thousands more extra U.N. troops
The recruits will join a battalion from Nepal and Bangladesh
French farmer defiant despite suspended jail term for aiding illegal migrants
Cedric Herrou, an olive farmer, denounced what he called the state's failure to live up to a humanitarian duty towards people fleeing war and strife
Australia seeks to resolve gay marriage debate this year
Same-sex marriage is supported by 61 percent of Australians
Tropical storm Franklin weakens over Yucatan peninsula -NHC
The storm made landfall late on Monday
Congo security forces kill at least 14 in clashes with sect
A series of large-scale prison breaks across Congo in the past few months has aggravated insecurity since Kabila refused to step down after his mandate expired