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The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are to visit Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to a civilian ruler.
BBC News – Africa

TORONTO – Through continued waves of adversity, the Thunder never wavered.
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BROOKLYN – In zone defense or man-to-man, the Thunder couldn’t get enough stops on a regular basis to give itself
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HSBC has set aside $ 378m (£237m) to cover potential costs from investigations into currency trading.
BBC News – Business

Heavy fighting breaks out in the centre of Libya’s second city, Benghazi, as the army attempts to retake the area from Islamist militias.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentina temporarily bans the consumer products giant Procter & Gamble from doing business amid accusations of tax fraud.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least 24 people are killed and scores are missing after a boat believed to be carrying refugees sank off the north coast of Turkey, officials say.
BBC News – Europe

A 16-year-old boy is given a life sentence after admitting the murder of teacher Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April.
BBC News – UK

More than 13 years after the original towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, New York’s World Trade Center has re-opened for business
BBC News – US & Canada

The African Union gives Burkina Faso’s army two weeks to hand over power to a civilian government or risk sanctions, after Friday’s coup.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Friday, Oct.
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Tens of thousands of UK workers are set for a pay rise following a surge in the number of companies signed up to the UK Living Wage.
BBC News – Business

Militants from Islamic State (IS) have killed at least 50 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar province, officials and tribal leaders say.
BBC News – Middle East

An Argentine judge asks Spain to arrest and extradite 20 former officials accused of abuses during the military rule of General Franco.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding elections that have been denounced as illegitimate by the West.
BBC News – Europe

Labour in Scotland will pay the price “for a generation” for campaigning with the Conservatives in the independence referendum, Alex Salmond says.
BBC News – UK

The investigation into the Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash in California could take about 12 months, the US transport safety chief says.
BBC News – US & Canada

Opposition parties in Burkina Faso call for a mass rally in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President Compaore.
BBC News – Africa

As the buzzer sounded to signal the end of the first quarter, something special happened in Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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LOS ANGELES – The odds were stacked against them but the Thunder players on the court did what Head Coach Scott Br
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