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Toll from India heatwave tops 1,400
The death toll from a blistering heatwave sweeping large swathes of India surpasses 1,400.

The death toll from a blistering heatwave sweeping large swathes of India surpasses 1,400.

French medical staff protest against the government’s planned changes in their working hours.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif says liquidity growth is in check but some economists warn of a “tsunami” of cash which is inundating the market.

A senior Spanish judge says he has accepted to hear a lawsuit against Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is touring Europe to get EU reform for the UK, or else Britons will vote to leave, he warns.

The Ukrainian president says Kiev will only hold talks with the leaders of Donetsk and Luhansk only after local elections in the two regions.

South Africa's president is cleared of corruption charges related to upgrades in his residence.

Christian family who refused to make a pro-gay marriage cake because of their religious beliefs, have said they will appeal court decision made against them.

Sepp Blatter says "more bad news will follow" for FIFA, which is engulfed in a corruption scandal.

British women travelling to Syria to embrace a new life with the ISIL terrorist group end up “domestically isolated in severe conditions”, according to a new study.

Dalai Lama urges Myanmar’s activist Aung San Suu Kyi to 'do something' about the plight of Rohingya Muslims.

Pakistan executes three Baluch militants who were convicted of being behind a plane hijacking in 1998.

The US military has started training foreign-backed militants fighting in Syria in neighboring Turkey, an American official says.

The EU refers Germany to court over the country's failure to comply with airport security laws.

China has accused the United States of threatening to create “chaos” in the South China Sea.

Iraqi forces liberate a key district in Salahuddin Province from ISIL militants.

Britain seems losing growth stream as the latest official data shows the economy faced a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2015.

Tunisian security forces detain a second Moroccan suspect over a terror raid at a museum in Tunis in March.