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Western powers meeting in London promise they will not accept a “bad deal” with Iran on its nuclear activity, as deadlines for agreement loom.
BBC News – Middle East

Hundreds of people in Chile try to stop the ordination of Catholic Bishop Juan Barros, accusing him of covering up a sex abuse scandal.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of Turkey’s main Kurdish rebel group, calls for a congress to bring an end to the 30-year armed struggle.
BBC News – Europe

Broadcasters say a deal over TV election debates has been reached, with David Cameron taking part in one seven-party leader debate but no head-to-head with Ed Miliband.
BBC News – UK

A fire in a house in the New York City borough of Brooklyn kills seven children and leaves two other people in a critical condition.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 70 bodies are found dumped near Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, after it was recaptured from Boko Haram by troops from Niger and Chad.
BBC News – Africa

The Thunder has faced relentless adversity this season.
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TSB – the bank formerly owned by Lloyds – has agreed to a £1.7bn takeover by Spanish bank Sabadell.
BBC News – Business

Suicide bombers have blown themselves up at two mosques in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 46 people and wounding 100 others, medics say.
BBC News – Middle East

A Mexican-American man convicted for the 1992 murder of his sister and brother-in-law is freed after a court rules he confessed under torture.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece has agreed to provide a new economic reform plan to secure the additional bailout funds required to prevent bankruptcy, EU leaders say.
BBC News – Europe

Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years, with large areas plunging into deep shadow.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama tells the Iranian people a nuclear deal presents a rare chance to transform the two countries’ relationship.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan tells the BBC that he hopes all territory seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram will be recaptured within a month.
BBC News – Africa

On Thursday morning, 14-year old Titus Bowen was dribbling a basketball, bouncing around the court at Thunder Youth Basketball Camp.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Everything was stagnant for the Thunder as the midpoint of the third quarter rolled by.
Oklahoma City Thunder

George Osborne unveils tax cuts for first-time buyers, workers and savers and claims UK is “walking tall again,” in his final Budget before the election.
BBC News – Business

The White House expresses “deep concern” over “divisive rhetoric” in Israel’s election, and reiterates US support for Palestinian statehood.
BBC News – Middle East

Members of the left-wing Latin American Alba group express their support for Venezuela as tensions between the country and the US rise.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Dozens of people are hurt and some 350 people arrested in a protest involving anti-austerity demonstrators in the German city of Frankfurt.
BBC News – Europe