First up, in Asia,
In Pakistan, the execution of a man convicted of manslaughter has been postponed hours before he was due to be hanged.
In China, the Shanghai transport commission has said owners of private parking spaces will be entitled from July 1 to install charging facilities for electric cars on them.
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Turning to Oceania,
Australia has shelved its bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup pending an "overhaul" of FIFA as the global football governing body reels from a corruption scandal.
Staying in the country, a man has been arrested for allegedly using a stolen bulldozer to crush four vehicles and a house in New South Wales.
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Moving on to Africa,
A British naval officer says there are still as many as 500-thousand migrants waiting in Libya for the journey to Europe.
Nigeria's military has begun moving its headquarters to the northern town of Maiduguri which is close to the centre of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
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And in the Middle East,
In Syria, at least 49 civilians have been killed in air strikes by government forces in the country's north-west.
In Iran, state media say the trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian on spying charges has resumed.
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Looking to Latin America,
In Colombia, a new law is allowing transgender people to change their names and sex on identification cards without undergoing intrusive physical and mental examinations.
In Peru, a tipper truck carrying schoolchildren has fallen into a ravine in a remote area of the Andes mountains, killing 17 people.
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And in Europe,
Italy's government has criticized leaders in the north of the country for their refusal to host any more migrants rescued from the Mediterranean.
In Spain, air traffic controllers have started a strike protesting the punishment of dozens of them who were involved in a 2010 strike.
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And finally in North America,
In the US, the Army has shut down its websites temporarily as a result of a hacking attack to ensure no breach of military data.
In Mexico's ongoing election for members of the lower house of Congress, polls show the president's party is predicted to win around 30-percent of the votes.