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Royal baby: Latest stunt sees giant teddies delivered to hospital

Two giant teddy bears were delivered to the Lindo wing of St Marys hospital in London on Friday (1 May).

May 1, 2015

The abducted girls have been converted to Islam (YouTube screengrab)

'Brainwashed' Boko Haram Victims Open Fire on Rescuers

Mental health experts treating the rescued girls fear that some of them require intensive psychological counselling as they have been brainwashed into believing the group's ideology.

May 1, 2015

Indonesia: Thousands of $200-a-week workers call for higher pay

Thousands of Indonesian workers marched the streets of Jakarta on Friday (1 May) demanding higher wages during the annual May Day Rally.

May 1, 2015

Protesters run as riot police fire teargas during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013

Istanbul Goes into Security Lockdown Fearing Anti-Government Protests

The authorities have shutdown all public transport and deployed an army of riot police to ensure that the crowd of protesters do not reach Taksim Sqaure, a traditional rallying point for leftists.

May 1, 2015

Expo Milano 2015: Volunteers complete Nepal pavilion after representatives leave due to devastating earthquake

Italian media said volunteers worked around the clock to complete pavilion in time for opening of exposition

May 1, 2015

Royal baby: Superfan Terry Hutt receives birthday cake from palace

Kensington Palace on Thursday (30 April) delivered a birthday cake to one of the royal superfans outside the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth.

May 1, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Dramatic video of Mount Everest avalanche emerges

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Andaman Islands

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude has reportedly rattled Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to TV reports.

May 1, 2015

Expo Milano 2015: World exposition on food opens for six months

An estimated 150,000 people will visit the venue every day, for a total of 20 million visitors over six months.

May 1, 2015

Ladies' Room Set to Vanish as Equality Laws Bite

City officials in Vancouver have rewritten building laws to require the inclusion of unisex toilets, he added, and in Britain, universities are switching to non-gender facilities.

May 1, 2015

Isis has released a new execution video showing the killing of Houthi soldiers in Yemen

Yemen: Isis Video Shows Beheading and Shooting of 15 Houthi Soldiers

The new Isis killing video has come just weeks after the Islamic State in another video said it has come to Yemen to "cut the throats" of the Shiite Houthis.

May 1, 2015

West Bengal: Bride, Groom, 13 Others Killed in Road Accident

The accident happened on National Highway No 31 near Madarihat in the district.

May 1, 2015

Haryana: IAS Officer Held for Plotting Murder

Sanjiv Kumar, a 1985 batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, was arrested along with gangsters on Thursday.

May 1, 2015

Election 2015: Glasgow South

Glasgow South

May 1, 2015

North Korea: Fighter Pilots to Use Suicide Attacks to Crush Enemies

Irked North Korean Diplomats Storm out of UN Meet, Accuse US of Human Rights Violations

A miffed Pyongyang envoy told reporters that it was US, that "is the true kingpin of human rights violations".

May 1, 2015

Question Time special: David Cameron beats Ed Miliband in final TV showdown

David Cameron has won what could be a crucial pre-election victory after a snap poll showed that the prime minister came out on top of the Question Time leaders special.

May 1, 2015