Ukraine hosts biggest ever gay pride parade
The march was the biggest and most peaceful ever in the former Soviet country
Southeast Asian leaders meet, expected to discuss Rohingyas, South China Sea
ASEAN leaders face calls from rights groups to rethink support for plans to repatriate Rohingya Muslims who have fled member state Myanmar
Police arrest 70 climate change protesters outside New York Times
The Extinction Rebellion group wants the media to report on "the climate emergency" rather than climate change so that "people can start pushing for more radical responses"
Thousands march in Romanian capital's pride parade
Roughly 10,000 people marched the length of Bucharest's iconic Calea Victoriei, dancing and waving rainbow flags
INTERVIEW - Mandela's widow warns leaders failing pledge to end world hunger
'As I stand here this morning, every minute children are dying in Africa and Asia from malnutrition'
Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine state – telco operator
Rakhine state came to global attention after about 730,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into Bangladesh fleeing a military crackdown in response to militant attacks in 2017
Southeast Asian nations vow to combat plastic debris in oceans
ASEAN members Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, along with worst offender China, throw the most plastic waste into oceans
Friday blast at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad wounds several -police sources
Police sources said on Friday a suicide belt or improvised explosive device had been used in the attack in the Baladiyat neighbourhood
Sri Lanka extends emergency for third month after Easter bombings
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed more than 250 people, including 42 foreigners
With far-north temperatures rising, Alaska tundra fires proliferate
Although tundra fires have burned in Alaska in the past, their frequency is increasing as temperatures rise, scientists say