Obama in Vietnam: Arms and trade deal on agenda as trip begins

Mr Obama is the first president in 10 years to visit Vietnam, and the third since the war ended

Cannes 2016: Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake wins Palme d'Or

British director Ken Loach's film I, Daniel Blake has won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.

Falluja assault: Iraq PM announces beginning of military operation

Islamic State group: The full story

Islamic State: An invincible force?

Who is Islamic State leader ? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Thailand school dormitory fire kills 17 schoolgirls

Firefighters put a ladder up to a second floor window at Pithakkiart Witthaya school in Chiang Rai,

Parliament in Turkey backs lifting immunity from prosecution

Outgoing PM Ahmet Davutoglu (centre) and his ruling party legislators vote on the bill

Iraq crisis: Green Zone protests end in violence

Calm has been restored in Baghdad, hours after security forces opened fire to stop

Obama pushes for more Zika funding in US

President Barack Obama has criticised the US Congress for failing to back his request for a $ 1.9bn (£ 1.25bn) fund to combat the spreading Zika virus.

Syrian refugee wins appeal against forced return to Turkey

The EU-Turkey migration deal has been thrown further into chaos after an independent authority examining appeals claims in Greece ruled against sending a Syrian refugee back to Turkey, potentially creating a precedent for thousands of other similar cases.

Polarised Austria faces presidential vote

Norbert Hofer won more than a third of the vote in the first round of the presidential vote

Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps

Unlike local alligators, the species preys on humans and is thought to be responsible for up to 200 deaths a year at home in sub-Saharan Africa.

Indians demand government action after temperatures hit 51C

Residents of a city in the north-west of India have called for government action as temperatures reached 51C (123.8F), the highest the country has experienced since records began.

Man charged with attempted murder over Sainsbury's car park stabbings

A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of four women in a supermarket car park in London.

India's Narendra Modi woos Iranian leaders

Prime Minister Modi (R) hopes for a constructive dialogue with President Rouhani

Oklahoma governor vetoes bill to criminalise abortions

Although she opposes abortion, she said the measure was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.

Mexico approves El Chapo's extradition to US to face charges

Mexico's foreign ministry has approved the extradition of cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to the United States,

Jeremy Corbyn to call for 're-industrialisation for digital age' Labour leader to tell conference on state of the economy that party will always seek to fairly distribute the rewards of growth

Jeremy Corbyn is to put big business on notice by saying that Labour will "always seek to distribute the rewards of growth more fairly".

Philippine mayor offers bounty money for shooting criminals

Mayor-elect Tomas Osmena says "what is important is that the robbers will be scared"

India records its hottest day ever

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Indians rest in unused water pipes to avoid the heat on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, 19 May 2016 Image copyright EPA