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The new Ukrainian defence minister vows to hold “a victory parade” in Crimea as fighting continues against pro-Russian rebels in the east.
BBC News – Europe

The UK drew up plans to train and equip a 100,000-strong Syrian rebel army to defeat President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Newsnight has learned.
BBC News – UK

US meteorologists upgrade Hurricane Arthur to a Category 2 storm as it makes landfall in North Carolina, forcing thousands to abandon holiday plans.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health ministers from 11 West African states agree a common strategy to fight an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 400 people.
BBC News – Africa

In November of 2011, Thunder Assistant General Manager Troy Weaver was in Madison Square Garden watching the Syracuse Orangemen take on t
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A record number of people died on the UK’s railways last year, from either trespassing or committing suicide, but it remains the safest form of transport on land.
BBC News – Business

Israeli leaders urge calm after the discovery of a kidnapped Palestinian teenager’s body sparks clashes in East Jerusalem.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian police arrest 11 people suspected of being part of an international gang illegally selling World Cup tickets allocated to sponsors and officials.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy says the French judiciary is “being used for political ends”, as he is formally investigated for influence peddling.
BBC News – Europe

The Home Office is facing calls to explain why a dossier about alleged paedophiles handed to home secretary Leon Brittan in the 1980s was not kept.
BBC News – UK

Workplaces across the US emptied early as millions watched the national team exit the World Cup in a thrilling defeat to Belgium in Salvador.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana, in an attempt to “get a grip” on the deadly and worsening Ebola outbreak.
BBC News – Africa

The 2014 NBA Draft is under way, and all 30 teams will be looking to improve their roster in some way heading into next season and beyond
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France’s largest bank BNP Paribas agrees to a record $ 9bn (£5.1bn) settlement with US prosecutors over allegations of sanctions violations.
BBC News – Business

Israel has vowed retribution against Hamas, the militant Palestinian group it accuses of the kidnap and murder of three teenagers.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican security forces kill 22 alleged gang members in one of the bloodiest such clashes since President Pena Nieto took office in 2012.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling in an unprecedented step against a former French president.
BBC News – Europe

Police will look at further allegations against Rolf Harris after the entertainer was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault.
BBC News – UK

The US Supreme Court rules a company can claim a religious exemption to a legal requirement that employers pay for their workers’ contraception.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s military says it has raided a Boko Haram intelligence unit linked to the recent abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls.
BBC News – Africa