Lesbians launch landmark same-sex partnership case in Serbia

Jelena Dubovi and Suncica Kopunovic tried to get a civil partnership at the municipal registrar's office in April, but were told that only men and women can marry and turned away

INTERVIEW-Desperation driving Rohingya to traffickers, U.N. envoy warns

Scores of Rohingya have boarded boats in recent months to try to reach Malaysia and Thailand, prompting fears of a fresh wave of people smuggling by sea


Top Americas rights commission condemns Honduras LGBT+ murders

More than 300 gay and trans people have been murdered since 2009


Dutch state partly liable for Srebrenica deaths -Supreme Court

The court ruled that by handing the Muslim men over, Dutch peacekeeping forces had subjected them to possible abuse or death at the hands of the Bosnian Serb troops


Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes

At least 30 people have been killed since the floods began last week


Illinois to defy Trump administration's abortion referral 'gag rule'

Illinois Department of Public Health will provide state funding to the 28 local clinics that normally receive Title X money through the agency


U.N. calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE for not paying Yemen aid pledges

UN describes the situation in Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis


WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report

Thursday's report said a patient was suspected of going to the Congolese city of Goma and then into neighbouring Rwanda while suffering from Ebola


After Libyan bombing, Bangladeshis wait for injured migrants' return

The U.N. migration agency estimates there are 24,000 Bangladeshi migrants in Libya - the largest number of people from Asia and 4% of the entire migrant population


Singaporeans head to fire hotspot village in Indonesia to tackle haze

About 2.6 million hectares of land in Indonesia was burned between June and October 2015, mainly on Indonesia's Sumatra and Borneo islands


Sea-Watch captain says hopes for change in EU migrant rules

Rackete was arrested when she reached Lampedusa on June 29 and was accused of endangering lives by barging into port


Opinion

OPINION: The law must change to reflect true equality for transgender rights

Freddy McConnell is fighting for the legal right to be accurately identified as father on his child's birth certificate


OPINION: Small data: The key to successful data for development

By ensuring that data science and development solutions are informed by, and responsive to, actual problems, we will become better equipped to serve those in need



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