Stonewall Inn: Obama announces first US national monument for LGBTQ rights
Stonewall is regarded as the birthplace of the modern Gay Rights movement.
Man apologises for fabricating Auschwitz survival story
Joseph Hirt had claimed for years that he was a prisoner at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Court orders Virginia school to let transgender teen use boys' restroom
Gavin Grimm was denied permission to use boys' loo after school received complaints from some parents.
Father gets five-year jail sentence over child pornography and for sharing ultrasound of own unborn child
Ashley David Hill had accessed more than 5000 images and films on child pornography.
Nigeria: Family of Chibok girl who escaped Boko Haram demand news of her well-being
Amina Ali Darsha Nkekei along with her 4-month-old baby were sent for counselling to capital Abuja.
1981 gay bathhouse raids: Toronto police chief apologises during annual Pride reception
Mark Saunders called for greater co-operation between police forces and all communities.
India: Farmers demand government action as death toll in lightning strikes crosses 90
States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh are the worst affected.
Australia: Farmer Ian Turnbull gets 35 years for murder of environment officer
Turnbull, 81, killed NSW environment officer over land dispute in 2014.
British drug mule Melissa Reid released from Peru prison
Reid with her partner was imprisoned in 2013 after they were caught with cocaine.
Ecstasy pills being sold with child-friendly logos, warns expert
Besides sporting attractive designs these pills also come cheap, says Fiona Measham of the ACMD.
Pride in London: LGBT couples to replace green 'walk' symbol on traffic signals in Trafalgar
7 signs, including the transgender symbol, will be installed at 50 pedestrian traffic signals.
Toddlers being sexually abused by online predators, says NSPCC
The crimes include persuading children to take part in a sexual act and live-streaming abuse.
Indian minister says efforts being made to bring back 39 hostages held captive by Isis since 2014
External affairs minister claims two heads of states in Gulf have said the Indian hostages are alive.
MH370: Pictures of possible passenger belongings found on Madagascar beach posted online
US lawyer Blaine Gibson found 20 items including purses, backpacks and part of a laptop case.
Mexico: 6 dead in clashes between teachers and police
The teachers were protesting against new educational reforms that include mandatory testing of teachers.
Immunotherapy drug combo to treat skin cancer approved for NHS use by Nice
Advanced melanoma patients in England and Wales will be the first in Europe to get the drug combination.
Texas school says white boys dragging black girl by rope was 'unfortunate accident'
Parents of 12-year-old girl say their daughter was dragged by a rope by three of her white classmates.
Thailand: Devotees block police from arresting Dhammakaya temple abbot
Devotees at the temple said that Phra Dhammajayo was unwell and could not attend the judicial process.
China cancels visit of children's choir who performed at Taiwan president's inauguration
The choir has sang Taiwan's national anthem at President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration ceremony.
IPCC launches probe into Taser death of former soldier in South Wales
Spencer Beynon was an army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Risk of international spread of Zika virus after Rio Olympics 'is very low' says WHO
WHO experts say there is no need to cancel or postpone the Rio Olympics due to the Zika virus outbreak.
Brazil: Construction of 40 major dams threat to Amazon, says Greenpeace
Construction of dams in the Tapajós river basin can wipe out large tracts of forests.
Migrant children suffer physical and sexual harassment while trying to reach Europe, says Unicef
Around 2,809 deaths were recorded in the Mediterranean between 1 January and 5 June 2016.
Obama unlikely to use executive order to shut down Guantanamo prison
The Guantanamo Bay prison was set up after 9/11 and has become a symbol of the US's war on terror.
Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrested in Bahrain
Human rights group says arrest is part of a synchronised effort 'to silence civil society in Bahrain'.
Boys can wear skirts to school under UK's new uniform policies
Eighty eight schools are allowing school boys to wear skirts and girls to wear trousers across the UK.
Orlando nightclub shooting: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemns tragedy
'He had no right to kill innocent people, with which he had nothing to do,' said ex-president Hamid Karzai.
Israeli soldiers demolish house of Palestinian teen convicted of murdering mother-of-six Dafna Meir
Morad Bader Abdullah Adais was convicted of murdering Dafna Meir in front of three of her children.
Scotland: John Swinney wants to reduce workload of teachers
Scotland Education Secretary to speak on teachers' workload at Educational Institute of Scotland conference.
Stanford rape case: Chinese feminists post photos on social media in support of assault victim
Feminists are condemning the lenient sentence given to the rapist by Judge Aaron Persky.
