Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.

The former Louisiana inmate argued his Rastafarian faith was violated after prison officials focibly shaved off his hair.

Traffic in the waterway has risen since the US and Iran signed a deal aimed at ending the war, including 42 ships on Saturday alone.

People across the continent are taking measures to cope with the searing temperatures gripping Europe.

The money will come from the last allocation from the Irish government's Shared Island Fund.

The note from the possible kidnappers reportedly stated that they did not mean for her to die and included an apology to the family.

Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.

Edgar Lungu's family and the Zambian government remain in dispute 12 months after he died.

Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.

Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".

Abelardo de la Espriella, who preliminary results suggest is Colombia's next president, had Trump's endorsement.

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.

It was the first time in 24 years that a Montreal police officer was killed in the line of duty, the city's police chief said.

The ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is "not tainted by other men".

Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.

BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.

For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.

A Tesla driver on Friday said he was using ‘self-driving’ technology after his vehicle sped into a Texas home.

The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

The case from Begusarai in Bihar comes close in brutality to that inflicted on a woman during a sexual assault in 2012.

Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.

The heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days across central and western Europe.

The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.

The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.

One BBC journalist's first football game had one of the sport's most controversial moments and also one of the most celebrated.

Abelardo de la Espriella appears to have narrowly defeated his rival Iván Cepeda, who says the preliminary count is "not yet official or binding".

Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.

Despite a multi-million dollar renovation, the Washington DC landmark has peeling paint and algae. Trump claims vandals are partly to blame.

If Kostyantynivka falls, Russian forces would be able push towards Ukraine's last remaining strongholds in the east.

As ticket demand outstrips supply by a ratio of 15 to one, desperate fans have become easy targets.