Emily Taylor

The minimum wage would rise to £8 per hour by the end of the next parliament if Labour wins the general election, leader Ed Miliband promises.
BBC News – Business

The Yemeni prime minister resigns after days of deadly clashes between Shia rebels and pro-government forces in the capital, Sanaa.
BBC News – Middle East

Former El Salvador president Francisco Flores is transferred to police custody after having his house arrest revoked by a court in the capital, San Salvador.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tens of thousands of people attend a Mass by Pope Francis, as the pontiff hits out at extremists “perverting” religion to justify violence.
BBC News – Europe

Ed Miliband says a pledge of further devolution to Scotland will be fulfilled “no ifs, no buts” amid a row with David Cameron over how to implement it.
BBC News – UK

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will take part in a protest march in New York this weekend to highlight global inaction on climate change.
BBC News – US & Canada

Kenya is marking a year since the attack by Islamist militants on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre, in which at least 67 people were killed.
BBC News – Africa

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Alibaba’s shares closed significantly above their initial price on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, a sign of the excitement surrounding the Chinese internet giant.
BBC News – Business

Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June are back in Turkey, says Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican police find the body of Aquiles Gomez, who was believed to be one of the top leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels agree a memorandum on a peace plan for the conflict in the east of the country, at talks in Minsk.
BBC News – Europe

Politicians on both sides of the independence debate are to consider the best way ahead for Scotland after voters backed remaining in the UK.
BBC News – UK

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he ‘got it wrong’ in dealing with issues of domestic violence that have plagued the league over the past weeks.
BBC News – US & Canada

The International Criminal Court orders Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to appear on 8 October, over claims his government obstructed prosecutors.
BBC News – Africa

As an NBA player, Michael Cage always devoted extra time and energy to studying his opponents to be prepared for anything that might be t
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Long-serving Oracle boss Larry Ellison steps down to focus on product engineering, as Mark Hurd and Safra Catz are named as successors.
BBC News – Business

A new video is released showing a British man, identified as journalist John Cantlie, believed to be held hostage by Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Middle East

Officials in Chile say three people have been arrested in connection with a bomb that injured 14 people at a subway station in Santiago earlier this month.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko calls on the US to provide military assistance to his country to counter pro-Russian eastern separatists.
BBC News – Europe