Sri Lanka landslides, floods death toll rises to 91; over 100 missing
Early rainy season downpours have forced hundreds of people from their homes
South Sudan refugees scrounge for scraps as rations slashed in Uganda camps
"The refugees are stealing, they stole a goat at night and their foot marks were traced up to the camp"
Russian millionaire's retail chain says gays not welcome
Russia decriminalised homosexuality in 1993 but prejudices still run deep and much of the gay community remains underground
Australia's Aborigines seek treaties in drive for more than symbolic change
A treaty would be a legal agreement between the government and indigenous people, which could eventually form the basis of reparations for past injustices
EXCLUSIVE-Somali police get first drones to combat Islamist bombings
Bombs killed at least 723 people and wounded 1,116 in Somalia last year
Bidding for Beckham: soccer star among lots at Cannes AIDS auction
At the biggest, starriest party at the Cannes Film Festival top celebrities help persuade the super-rich to part with their cash in a charity auction for AIDS research
UN rights boss decries civilian casualties in Syria air strikes
"The rising toll of civilian deaths and injuries already caused by airstrikes in Deir-ez-Zor and Al-Raqqa suggests that insufficient precautions may have been taken in the attacks"
Asylum seekers at Australian-run detention centre told to leave or miss U.S. resettlement
Asylum-seekers must voluntarily exchange a secure facility for an area where critics say they are likely to face violence and inadequate medical care
U.S. military acknowledges over 100 civilians died in Mosul strike in March
It is believed to be one of the single largest incidents of civilian casualties since the U.S.-led coalition started operations against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Rescuers save 2,300 migrants in Mediterranean, two die
Italy is hosting a meeting of the Group of Seven rich nations and is pushing the G7 to put migration, the stabilisation of Libya and African development at the top of the agenda