U.N. names investigators into mass killings in Congo's Kasai
Kinshasa has been fighting insurgents in the Kasai region since August, triggering fears of a wider conflict in the large central African country
Aleppo's limping recovery shows limits of battered Syrian state
Most services visible on ground provided by aid agencies
Texas Senate votes to curb transgender access to public bathrooms
The measure would overturn local ordinances affirming transgender bathroom rights in such cities as Austin, San Antonio and Dallas
Peru wants to partner with companies on water management
PERU-WATER/REFORMS:Peru wants to partner with companies on water management
Human Rights Watch: French police use excessive force on Calais migrants
HRW said police had used pepper spray on migrants while they were sleeping, regularly sprayed or confiscated sleeping bags and clothing, and sometimes destroyed food and water
Poverty, jobs and debt drive migrants to suffocating Texas truck
Ten migrants died and 29 were hospitalized after more than 100 were packed into the stifling tractor-trailer for a 150-mile (240-km) drive from the border to San Antonio
U.S. says Macau billionaire hoped U.N. bribery would cement legacy
Ng is accused of paying more than $1 mln of bribes to a former deputy ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the UN, and a former UN General Assembly president
Air strikes, shelling strain Moscow-backed Damascus truce
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the overnight air strikes wounded 30 people
New militia attack in Central African town kills 2 peacekeepers
Violence has prompted several humanitarian organisations to suspend their activities in Bangassou, where fighting in May killed at least 115 people
Italy seeks "code of conduct" for charity ships as death toll rises
Italy fears that the ships are making it too easy for smugglers to operate and that they act as an incentive for migrants who want to reach Europe