Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about human rights concerns around the world, highlighting in particular the targeting of Myanmar's Rohingya minority.

"We cannot allow the destruction of lives to become normal. We cannot govern the nation by killing. We cannot foster a humane and decent Filipino culture by killing."

"We are called to be heralds of peace" says Pope Francis to interfaith religious leaders as tensions on the Korean Peninsula increase.

Francis will be the first pope to visit Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country of some 55 million people

His words would appear to be a gentle but firm reminder especially to the minority of Catholics who are challenging his authority.

Church bells will be rung every night for three months to raise alarm over a sharp spike in police killings of drug suspects under President Rodrigo Duterte.