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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's executive order to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, gay rights advocates argue in a lawsuit.

At least 28 people have been killed or feared missing after heavy rains-triggered floods and landslides swept through four provinces of China.

Two persons died after man set himself ablaze on a bullet train. The train was carrying around 1000 passengers from Tokyo to Osaka.

"We have been encouraged by some of the reforms that he has pledged to undertake, Prime Minister Modi. We will see how they are implemented," a US official said.

June 30, 2015 will officially be a bit longer than usual because an extra second, or 'leap' second, will be added to the day, according to NASA.

Asian Development Bank and European Investment Bank will co-finance a project with Bangladesh government to improve country's railways; to be completed by 2022.

As the June 30 deadline approaches, major problems still hinder progress on the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

Beijing hit out at the organisers of Britain's Glastonbury music festival for inviting the Dalai Lama.

Vatican concluded a treaty with Palestine covering the life and activity of the church in the troubled nation, two years after formally recognizing it.

21-year old Dzokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for the 2013 Boston bombings was sentenced to death in US. The bombings killed 3, injured 260 people.

The lab report, released by the food giant, declared “the battered and breaded cooked meat sample to be poultry”. The lab test results were confirmed on June 20.

The World Bank on Tuesday said it will provide USD 500 million to Nepal to support the massive reconstruction efforts of the quake-ravaged nation

President Francois Hollande has waged a diplomatic campaign to save the convicted French death row prisoner in Indonesia.

"There is a growing population of trans students, with those who identify as transgender, non-binary or are inter-sex," Victor Agboola, from the students' union at the university, said.

President Obama renewed his gun control plea in the aftermath of the Charleston shooting. He said that such incidents did not happen in other advanced countries. His comments were criticized by Republicans who support gun ownership.

Significant parts of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan, including Waziristan, Balochistan and FATA, continue to be a safe haven for terrorists, the US State Department said.