Pope wears refugee ID bracelet in appeal for help for migrants
"If we look on our neighbours without mercy we risk that even God will look on us without mercy," he said
Tunisia rescues 140 migrants off its coast
Human traffickers increasingly use Tunisia as a launch pad for migrants heading for Europe as Libya's coast guard has tightened controls
Dunkirk-style evacuation as Vanuatu volcano pollutes drinking water
Crowds of islanders from at least three evacuation points on the island have begun boarding a flotilla of ships
Transgender Armenians stitch and sew their way out of prejudice
Armenia is one of the least LGBT-friendly countries in Europe. Drawing on her experience, Martirosyan founded Right Side, where transgender people learn sewing and makeup skills to find jobs.
US rapper sings gay anthem to Australian rugby fans amid same-sex marriage vote
Macklemore sang "Same Love" to more than 80,000 Australian fans of a sport traditionally associated with macho values
Puerto Rico governor says relief arriving to storm-ravaged rural areas
More than half of Puerto Rico's 3.4 million people lack access to drinking water after Hurricane Maria hit the U.S. territory, and 95 percent remain without power
Trump lays blame on Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
"Such poor leadership by the Mayor of San Juan and others in Puerto Rico who are not able to get their workers to help," said President Trump
Tens of thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland
Thousands march to demand the loosening of some of the strictest abortion laws in the world ahead of a 2018 referendum on the issue
Saudi authorities pursue Twitter user over women's driving threat
The Twitter user, who was not named, was alleged to have referred to men who support women driving as "cuckolds who should be killed"
First "I do" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany
Karl Kreile, 59, and Bodo Mende, 60, became Germany's first married gay couple, exchanging vows after 38 years together