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African leaders meeting in Paris declare “war” on Boko Haram militants, who seized about 220 Nigerian schoolgirls and are suspected of fresh attacks.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City Thunder was dealt a blow this week when forward Serge Ibaka underwent an MRI today. He injured his left leg against the Los Angeles Clippers and is now expected to miss the remainder of the 2014 […]

Oklahoma beat the LA Clippers 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference semi-finals. They had to stage a bit of a comeback as the Clippers had a double-digit lead at one stage, however, they battled back to win it […]

Indian stocks rally to a record after early vote counts show opposition leader Narenda Modi was leading the election polls.
BBC News – Business

At least 43 people have been killed and dozens hurt by a suspected car bomb blast near a border crossing between Syria and Turkey, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian riot police in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro fire tear gas to break up protests against the cost of hosting the football World Cup.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Rivals for the EU’s top job argue about the debt crisis, immigration and other key issues live on TV, in a landmark event for the EU.
BBC News – Europe

Ofgem imposes a £12m mis-selling penalty on energy supplier E.On, resulting in a pay-out for around 330,000 customers.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama joins September 11 survivors and rescuers at the dedication of a memorial museum on the site of the attacks.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s president will on Friday visit the town of Chibok, where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted a month ago, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

The UK’s unemployment rate falls to a five-year low of 6.8% while the number of people in work rises to a record high, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

Negotiators express caution as they meet in Vienna to try to draft an agreement to provide a comprehensive solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
BBC News – Middle East

Police in Venezuela detain some 80 demonstrators who were marching to demand the release of those arrested in recent anti-government protests.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Major trade unions in Turkey announce a one-day strike in protest at the country’s worst ever mine disaster, as a period of national mourning begins.
BBC News – Europe

The care given to people dying in hospital is “deeply concerning”, according to doctors who have carried out a review of standards in England.
BBC News – UK

The Pentagon is considering transferring Private Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison in order to treat her gender dysphoria, US media report.
BBC News – US & Canada

Soldiers open fire on their commander in the north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses say, as anger grows over failure to tackle Islamist insurgency.
BBC News – Africa

The chief executive of AstraZeneca warns that new drug development could be hit if it was taken over by Pfizer, but Business Secretary Vince Cable says blocking a takeover is “tricky”.
BBC News – Business

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is sentenced to six years in prison for bribery in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country’s history.
BBC News – Middle East

A Colombian paramilitary suspected of killing Carlos Castano, boss of the country’s largest paramilitary group, is arrested in the city of Medellin.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean