Three killed as Libya forces close on central Sirte against Islamic State
Libyan forces are fighting to free key Sirte city from Islamic State forces
Democrats' draft platform calls for reviews of trade deals
USA-ELECTION/DEMOCRATS-PLATFORM (URGENT):Democrats' draft platform calls for reviews of trade deals
California tightens gun control laws, expands assault weapons ban
USA-GUNS/CALIFORNIA:California tightens gun control laws, expands assault weapons ban
U.S. judge blocks law allowing religion as reason to deny service to LGBT people
The law "does not honor that tradition of religion freedom, nor does it respect the equal dignity of all of Mississippi's citizens"
UN rights investigator urges Myanmar to crack down on religious violence
Religious tensions have simmered in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for almost half a century of military rule
Campaigners welcome news U.S. on track to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees
U.S. has offered refuge to far fewer of the millions fleeing the war in Syria than many of its closest allies
Eritrea escapes U.N. Security Council referral over human rights
UN investigation has said Eritrea leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity, including rape and enslaving hundreds of thousands of people
In pictures: Witnessing migrants being rescued at sea
Europe's worst immigration crisis since World War Two is showing little sign of a slowdown in the flow of people heading across the sea
Yellow fever in Angola: Are we repeating the mistakes of Ebola?
An outbreak of yellow fever in Angola is threatening to surge out of control