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Top News Stories Canada oil workers urged to flee blaze Some 12,000 oil sands workers are urged to leave camps near the Canadian town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire advances towards them. World powers seek to revive Syria talks World and regional powers meet in Vienna in an attempt to revive the Syrian peace process and shore up a shaky partial truce. Rubio in Twitter tirade over article Former US Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio launches a tirade on Twitter against a Washington Post article speculating on his political future. Taseer describes Pakistan kidnapping Shahbaz Taseer, the son of a murdered Pakistani politician, tells the BBC he was tortured by militants during four years as a hostage.   Paris attacks suspect 'posted IS flag' Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam posted an Islamic State flag on Facebook ahead of the attack, a Belgian report claims, but authorities did nothing. Stories from India India exit polls predict BJP Assam win PM Narendra Modi's BJP could win in the north-eastern state of Assam for the first time, exit polls suggest. Why brutal murders dominate Kerala politics BBC Hindi's Divya Arya explains why some areas in the southern Indian state of Kerala have witnessed brutal political violence. India to 'divert rivers' to tackle drought India is to divert water from major rivers like the Brahmaputra and the Ganges to deal with severe drought, a senior minister tells the BBC.

From the BBC Cultural Calendar On now: Gauri Gill The Delhi-born artist exhibits her work at the Galerie Mirchandani & Steinruecke in Mumbai until June 3rd.   Find out more about exciting events around the world in the BBC Cultural Calendar Videos VIDEO: Cyprus president laughs off hijacking VIDEO: Armed man shot at US Capitol building VIDEO: FBI unlocks San Bernardino gunman's iPhone VIDEO: On the ground with Kurdish forces in Aleppo Magazine India's dying mother Can the sacred but toxic River Ganges be cleaned up?

Sport Costa and Mata left out of Spain squad Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres are left out of holders Spain's provisional squad for Euro 2016. Sportsday - rolling sports news Manchester United-Bournemouth build-up, Liverpool Europa League final news conference, England squad vote, gossip, social media. Adams sorry for 'little monkeys' remark Oklahoma City Thunder centre Steven Adams apologises for referring to the Golden State Warriors as "quick little monkeys". Business Warren Buffett reveals $1bn Apple stake The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revealed that his investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has bought a $1bn stake in Apple. Twitter 'to loosen character limit' Microblogging site Twitter is to stop counting photos and links in its 140-character limit for tweets, a report says.   Technology Otto offers retro-fit driverless lorries A US start-up is hoping to retro-fit lorries with self-drive technology that could revolutionise the way goods are delivered. Hackers' forum suffers data breach The private messages of more than 470,000 members of a hacking website are leaked following a huge data breach.

Autos Andrew McCarthy's Irish quests Part 4: Driving the undiscovered Dingle Peninsula   The flying machine in your back garden Can a clean, quiet personal jet at last fulfill the promise of the flying car? Capital Finding solace in a 25-hour commute A cultural nomad gets much needed respite on his New York to Malaysia commute   The last hat-makers A way of life fades in a village and it could mean the end of the Panama hat Culture Ryan Gosling plays it for laughs But is The Nice Guys really funny?   A couple's fight against racism Jeff Nichols' Loving plays at the Cannes Film Festival Earth What your body is really made of Find out how much of you is gold, and how much is arsenic   When Attenborough had to catch a python A young Sir David once chased a rather large snake Future Do you need less sleep as you age? The change in body rhythms that mess with rest   Can we float to the edge of space? The newest – and quietest – form of space tourism Travel The humblest paella beloved by chefs Ferran Adria and Joel Robuchon declare it best they have ever eaten   The longest train journey in India This photographer travelled 85 hours non-stop to discover authentic India

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