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BBC News Headlines- Hollande signs gay marriage billPresident Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.
- N Korea 'fires short-range missiles'North Korea has fired three short-range missiles as part of an apparent routine test-launch, South Korea says.
- Saudi woman reaches Everest summitA 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
- Kerry urges Nigeria army 'restraint'The US warns Nigeria's army against human rights violations as it pursues a campaign against Islamist militants in the north-east.
- Mental health 'bible' update dueAn update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is to be published later on Saturday.
- Afghan MPs halt women's law debateThe Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped.
- US criticises Russia over missilesThe US chides Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to send missiles to the Syrian government, saying it will prolong the suffering.
- Dozens injured in US train crashMore than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.
- Russia reveals CIA chief's identityRussia publicly names the man it believes to be the US intelligence chief in Moscow, a breach of diplomatic protocol.
- Litvinenko widow calls for inquiryThe widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko calls for the inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry.
- Hollande signs gay marriage bill
