Manila deploys commandoes to retake city from Islamists
Few civilians left in Marawi City after thousands flee
Last Japanese troops leave U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The 40 men and women helped build infrastructure in the war-torn country
LGBT community faces 'invisible' Hollywood summer movie season
Only 23 of the 125 films released by the seven major Hollywood studios in 2016 include LGBTQ characters
Bangladesh to speed up rice imports in wake of flooding
Local rice prices have reached record highs and state reserves are at six-year lows in the wake of April flooding that wiped out crops
Taiwan same-sex marriage ruling brightens outlook for gay rights in China
Move shows Chinese culture can accept same-sex unions but opposition could delay similar measures in China for years
Dozens of aboriginal Australians walk out of meeting on their future
Aborigines suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and imprisonment, tracking near the bottom in almost every economic and social indicator
Al Shabaab bombing in Somali capital kills five, injures six
Bombings are a near-daily occurrence in Mogadishu
Dozens drown off Libya as aid groups denounce Tripoli's coastguard
About 200 people were sent tumbling into the Mediterranean when their boat listed suddenly, Italian coast guard says
U.S., Britain, UN wary of South Sudan ceasefire announcement
"The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating"
Trump budget cut bid would make it 'impossible' for UN: spokesman
The United States is the biggest U.N. contributor, paying 22 percent of the $5.4 billion core budget