Emily Taylor

Not all girls who underwent the circumcision have been traced, a government official says.
BBC News – Africa

Khris Davis’ grand slam made things interesting, but it wasn’t enough as the Athletics fell, 5-4, to the Rays in the series finale on Sunday at Tropicana Field.
OAK Homepage News

Oakland ran out of ammunition against Tampa Bay during a 7-5 loss in a battle of the bullpens on Saturday night at Tropicana Field.
OAK Homepage News

The Amazon founder has pledged to donate $ 2bn, but critics say he should pay Amazon workers more instead.
BBC News – Business

Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are accused of manipulating the stock market in a case that began in 2012.
BBC News – Middle East

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez inflicts Gennady Golovkin’s first ever defeat to win the WBA and WBC world middleweight titles.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Sadiq Khan said he has become “increasingly alarmed” at the government’s “chaotic” negotiations.
BBC News – Europe

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says Theresa May’s Brexit strategy is the right plan “for now”.
BBC News – UK

Warnings of “catastrophic” floods remain from Storm Florence, which has already killed 14.
BBC News – US & Canada

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge takes more than a minute off the marathon world record with a time of two hours one minute 39 seconds in Berlin.
BBC News – Africa

Khris Davis slugged his Major League-leading 42nd homer to lead off the 10th, giving Oakland a win over Tampa Bay on Friday at Tropicana Field. The A’s won their 12th extra-inning game of the season, tied for […]

Money lenders say people will borrow even more from families as firms cut lending after Wonga’s collapse.
BBC News – Business

Several women have accused David Keyes, a spokesman for the Israeli PM, of inappropriate behaviour.
BBC News – Middle East

The shooting happened on the edge of an area packed with mariachi bars popular with tourists.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The interior ministers of Austria and Italy say asylum seekers should be held on board ships.
BBC News – Europe

The government reveals plans to make divorce a less confrontational process for couples.
BBC News – UK

US officials warn of life-threatening floods as five deaths are linked to the East Coast storm.
BBC News – US & Canada

An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare after 25 deaths.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s lost a starter on the same day they gained one back. So it goes in a most bizarre season somehow bound for October. As Trevor Cahill journeyed west to Oakland for an MRI on a strained back muscle, a […]

Central bank makes move after failing to take action in July, sending the lira slightly higher.
BBC News – Business