UNITED NATIONS -- A UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence has expressed the hope that the Security Council will set up a formal mechanism to tighten accountability and monitor compliance.

Pramila Patten, special representative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on sexual violence in conflict, made the plea on Thursday in the context that Germany, which holds the Security Council presidency for the month of April, is working on a draft resolution concerning the issue of conflict-related sexual violence. (UN-Sexual Violence)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative report on the Russia probe.

The 448-page report is the culmination of Mueller's nearly two-year inquiry into whether Donald Trump's campaign conspired with the Russian government during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and whether the president had obstructed justice. (US-Russia-Probe-Trump)

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GOMA, DR Congo -- At least 104 people were killed after a boat capsized on Monday night on Lake Kivu in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), authorities confirmed on Thursday.

During Thursday's visit to the disaster zone, President Felix Tshisekedi met with the local authorities and families of victims that died during the boat sinking tragedy. (DR Congo-Boat Disaster)

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TRIPOLI -- A total of 205 people have been killed and 913 others wounded in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based army in and around the capital Tripoli so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

"Toll for armed conflict in Tripoli is 205 dead and 913 wounded. Medical specialists that WHO Libya deployed to support frontline hospitals are helping perform dozens of surgeries," the WHO tweeted earlier in the day. (Libya-Clashes-Death Toll) Enditem

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