Today's Headlines: US diplomats urge Syria military action, Obama hits out at LGBT discrimination, Vigils held for killed MP Jo Cox

US diplomats urge Syria military action

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Top News Stories US diplomats urge Syria military action More than 50 US diplomats sign an internal memo sharply criticising US policy on Syria and urging military strikes against President Assad's government. Obama hits out at LGBT discrimination Discrimination against LGBT people must be tackled at home and abroad, US President Barack Obama says after meeting relatives of Orlando attack victims. Vigils held for killed MP Jo Cox Vigils are held to remember Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed in the street in her constituency. Microsoft to help legal marijuana trade Microsoft teams up with Californian technology start-up Kind Financial to help track legalised marijuana sales   Philadelphia to bring in 'soda tax' The US city of Philadelphia introduces a tax on carbonated sugary drinks, despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it. Stories from India How is India dealing with the Hyderabad polio scare? How Indian health officials are attempting to neutralise an active strain of the polio virus discovered in Hyderabad. Why women love Kashmir's ladies-only buses The BBC's Geeta Pandey takes a ride on a bus service launched exclusively for women in Indian-administered Kashmir. Delhi eatery 'guilty of discriminating' A restaurant in Delhi is guilty of "discriminatory behaviour" for refusing to serve a woman and street children who wanted to eat there, an Indian state government panel says.

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