Firefighters gain on several wildfires in California
Temperatures in the region will top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) this week
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill nine, abduct dozens in Niger
Attackers rode camels into the village of Ngalewa, about 50 km (30 miles) north of the border with Nigeria - home of the Boko Haram insurgency -
French and West African presidents launch Sahel force
Paris considers the Sahel a breeding ground for militants and traffickers who pose a threat to Europe.
Three car bombs target Damascus, 20 killed
One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in Tahrir square in central Damascus after being encircled by the authorities
Fire destroys Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon, kills one
Initial indications suggest cooking stove caused fire
Rebels accuse Syrian army of chlorine attack, army calls it fabrication
They Syrian army has denied using chlorine gas against rebels in battles east of Damascus
Honduras pledges new era in human rights, creates cabinet post
Rights watchdogs consider Honduras one of the most hostile and dangerous countries for human rights defenders
Trust the news? Most people don't, social media even more suspect - study
Only 24 percent of people said social media did a good job separating fact from fiction, compared to 40 percent for mainstream media
Foundation Trains Leading Lebanese Reporters to Cover UK General Election for Audiences at Home
From June 6-10, the Thomson Reuters Foundation partnered with the British Embassy in Beirut to train 12 journalists from leading print, online, radio and TV outlets in Lebanon to report on the UK General Election for a Lebanese audience.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation helped me uncover the loss of billions of dollars from the Egyptian economy. Then the law changed.
One Egyptian journalist uncovered a way in which companies could easily avoid tax in her country. Her investigation was then used to create a new law.