Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday, with officials urging vigilance ahead of even hotter conditions forecast later in the week.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory.
About 22 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday along the Batie-Baham road in Cameroon's West Region after a bus carrying them skidded and collided head-on with a truck, police said.