U.S. extends protected status for Haitians until January
The Obama administration first granted protections to Haitians following the earthquake that devastated the island
Inarritu puts a border guard's gun to your head in VR film at Cannes
Virtual reality film immerses the viewer in the fear, chaos and violence experienced by migrants trying to cross to the United States from Mexico
Belarus backsliding badly on human rights - UN report
A crackdown in March followed protests against a law imposing a tax on those not in full-time employment
U.N. envoy to Yemen says Houdeidah port should be kept safe
The country has been torn apart by more than two years of civil war
U.N. publishes first draft nuclear ban treaty
Treaty could not strip current nuclear states of their arsenals but its backers seek to stigmatise nuclear arms
South Africa declares Western Cape province a drought disaster area
South Africa's drought is not expected to ease soon, with the El Nino weather pattern forecast to reform again around September
South Sudan president announces unilateral ceasefire, prisoner release
With no sign of a political deal with rebels it is unclear whether a truce will take hold
Indonesia police detain 141 in gay club raid
The LGBT community is under pressure after government officials expressed reservations last year about activism.
Australia PM praises magnate's "game-changing" $298 million philanthropy
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has faced occasional criticism about his treatment of indigenous people in the mineral-rich state of Western Australia
U.S. gender confirmation surgery up 19 pct in 2016, doctors say
Some doctors attribute increase to expanded Medicare coverage and greater social acceptance of transgender people