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Islamic State militants stage a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people are killed and 20 wounded.
BBC News – Middle East

Early results in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election give incumbent Danilo Medina a strong lead.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
BBC News – Europe

A suspicious item destroyed at Old Trafford on Sunday was a training device accidentally left behind by a private company.
BBC News – UK

A smartphone app released by the Canadian province of Alberta will allow people who fled the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray to see satellite images of their homes.
BBC News – US & Canada

Egypt sentences 51 people to two years in prison for protesting against a decision last month to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
BBC News – Africa

Danny Valencia hit three home runs, including a go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning, to lead the A’s to a 7-6 series-winning victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon.
OAK Homepage News

For the fourth time in the past six seasons, the Thunder has advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s busted out for four home runs, including two from third baseman Danny Valencia, to secure a 6-3 series-opening victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing […]

The man behind the takeover of BHS, Dominic Chappell, says his plan to revitalise the retailer “could have worked”.
BBC News – Business

Hezbollah’s top military commander in Syria, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, was killed in artillery fire by jihadists, the Lebanese group says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s suspended President Rousseff attacks the new government for being entirely made up of white male politicians.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Domenico Scala, Fifa’s independent audit and compliance committee president, resigns in protest at reforms.
BBC News – Europe

Campaigning in the EU referendum is moving up a gear with campaigners from both sides of the debate taking to the streets to try to win over voters.
BBC News – UK

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections, it emerges.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram remains a threat, French President Francois Hollande warns ahead of a regional summit in Nigeria.
BBC News – Africa

Late Wednesday night, less than 24 hours before the Thunder’s Game 6 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Andre Roberson’s sweat was dripp
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s recalled catcher Matt McBride from Triple-A Nashville on Friday prior to their series opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field, while optioning right-hander Zach Neal to Triple-A.
OAK Homepage News

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 12, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the 2016 Western Conference Finals after defeating t
Oklahoma City Thunder

More than 600 bank branches have closed across the UK in the last year, with rural areas worst affected, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
BBC News – Business