Ugandan activists celebrate gay pride, a year after a law requiring homosexuals be jailed for life was overturned.

Singapore is holding nationwide events and a military parade to mark 50 years since it became an independent nation.

Ukraine names 14 Russian singers and actors, including French-born Gerard Depardieu, whose work will be banned from TV, radio and cinemas.

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is holding ceremonies to mark 70 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb.

Pro-government forces in Yemen launch an offensive on Zinjibar, the rebel-held capital of southern Abyan province, sources say.

Australia's government is proposing banning the sale of the popular Vegemite spread in some communities because it is used to make alcohol.

The US town of Ferguson marks the first anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown, a case that sparked a national movement against racial bias.

Haiti is to vote in legislative elections that have been repeatedly delayed since 2011, in a test of stability for the impoverished nation.