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The Serious Fraud Office is investigating liquidity auctions held by the Bank of England during the financial crisis, the Bank says.
BBC News – Business

Dozens of Syrian security personnel and rebels have been killed in an attack on an intelligence facility in the city of Aleppo, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

Omar Trevino Morales, the leader of Mexico’s Zetas drugs cartel and one of the country’s most wanted men, has been captured, security officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to “shameful” political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron says he will take part in only one TV debate ahead of the general election featuring seven party leaders, amid a growing row over the issue.
BBC News – UK

Defence lawyers in the trial of one of the men accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 admit he carried out the attack but say he was coerced.
BBC News – US & Canada

Five opposition parties in Lesotho form a coalition government after snap elections, called after a failed coup, did not produce an outright winner.
BBC News – Africa

All around the court at the INTEGRIS Thunder Development Center on Tuesday, there were signs of excitement, vigor and positivity.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The traditional motor industry would be foolish to ignore moves by Google and Apple into car technology, says Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne.
BBC News – Business

Fierce clashes are taking place in and around the Iraqi city of Tikrit, as soldiers and militiamen attack Islamic State positions, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

The Villarrica volcano, one of the most active in South America, erupts in southern Chile, spewing ash and lava into the air.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Thousands of Russians bid farewell to murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov during his funeral in the capital Moscow.
BBC News – Europe

Children in the UK have suffered sexual abuse on an “industrial scale” with authorities failing to tackle the problem, David Cameron has said.
BBC News – UK

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Iran nuclear deal could “pave Iran’s path to the bomb”, in a contentious speech to the US Congress.
BBC News – US & Canada

Liberia’s president calls for an aid package for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa along the lines of the post-WWII Marshall Plan.
BBC News – Africa

There’s always a buzz around campus at Oklahoma City Elementary Schools when the Rolling Thunder Book Bus pulls into the parking lot.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The UK government says it will block the sale of 12 North Sea oil and gas fields to Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman.
BBC News – Business

Iraq launches military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State, Iraqi TV says.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defends her economic policy in her last speech to Congress before she steps down in December.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets his Russian counterpart for the first time since accusing Russia of lying about its role in Ukraine’s war.
BBC News – Europe