Author: Reuters
As migrant toll rises, IOM urges action to identify victims
At least 60,000 migrants have died making their way to new countries over the last 20 years, and their families rarely learned of their fate, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on June 14.
UN approves high seas crackdown on Libya arms smuggling
The United Nations Security Council on June 14 unanimously authorized a crackdown on arms smuggling in the high seas off Libya by allowing the inspection of vessels to seize and dispose of illicit weapons.
Putin to discuss Syria with UN's Ban, de Mistura on June 16
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura in St Petersburg on June 16, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on June 14.
Europeans view Islamic State as top threat: survey
Europeans view the militant group Islamic State as the biggest threat facing their countries, ahead of climate change, economic instability and refugees, a survey by the Pew Research Center showed on June 13.
Orlando gunman likely 'radicalized' through internet, US says
US authorities said on June 13 they had found no direct links between Islamic State militants and the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, describing him as a homegrown extremist who was inspired by radical Islamist groups.
Iraq makes arrests over reports of Sunnis executed in Falluja
Iraq said on June 13 it had made arrests as it investigates allegations that Shi'ite militiamen helping the army retake Falluja had executed dozens of Sunni Muslim men fleeing the city held by Islamic State.
Suicide bomber hits field hospital near Libya's Sirte
A suicide bomber killed three people at a field hospital for forces fighting Islamic State in their Libyan coastal stronghold of Sirte on June 12, a security source said, and medical staff appealed for help in treating the wounded.
Bomb blast in central Beirut aimed at bank: minister
A bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Lebanese Blom Bank in central Beirut on June 12, causing damage but no fatalities, the interior minister said.
Italy's coastguard says 1,230 migrants rescued on June 12
Italy's coastguard said on June 12 a total of 1,230 migrants had been picked up in nine rescue operations in the waters between Sicily and North Africa, with one dead body being recovered.
Gunman massacres 50 at Orlando gay club in worst US mass shooting
A man armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early on June 12 in the deadliest mass shooting in US history, a rampage President Barack Obama denounced as an act of terror and hate.
