Haiti faces a power vacuum as the mandate of interim President Jocelerme Privert lapses with no solution to the country's political crisis.

Brazilian interim President Michel Temer is implicated in a bribery scheme at the state oil company, Petrobras.

Niger says the bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, have been found in the Sahara Desert near the border with Algeria.

US Democratic senators stage a filibuster to try to force a vote on gun control, as wakes are held for victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Police in Thailand are raiding the huge and influential Dhammakaya temple to arrest its abbot, who is wanted on accusations of embezzlement.

Independent Australian politician Bob Katter defends a video that depicts him shooting dead members of the major parties.

A Beijing court accepts a student's case against the ministry of education over textbooks that describe homosexuality as a "psychological disorder", Chinese media say.

At least 36 people are arrested amid clashes between French police and England fans at the Euro 2016 tournament, ahead of England's match with Wales.