Emily Taylor

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump uses a 90-minute speech to attack Ben Carson, currently tied for lead Republican candidate.
BBC News – US & Canada

An elite South African university aims to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English after a campaign by students.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Former A’s player Mark Kotsay has been named the club’s bench coach, the team announced Thursday.
OAK Homepage News

Oklahoma City, Thursday, Nov.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The UK’s tax authority will close 137 local offices and replace them with 13 regional centres, raising fears over job losses.
BBC News – Business

Kurdish forces say they are making progress in a major offensive they have launched against Islamic State (IS) militants in Sinjar in northern Iraq.
BBC News – Middle East

Lawmakers from the US and Latin America urge Venezuela to allow OAS observers to monitor upcoming legislative elections.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Police target 17 people in raids in several European countries on suspicion of links to a “jihadist network”.
BBC News – Europe

India’s prime minister arrives in the UK for a three-day visit – described by David Cameron as a “historic opportunity” for both countries.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump defends his plan to deport millions of undocumented US migrants despite criticism from fellow Republicans running for president.
BBC News – US & Canada

Senegal’s President Macky Sall describes the $ 1.9bn (£1.2bn) European fund to tackle African migration as “a good beginning” but said more money was needed.
BBC News – Africa

The uncertainty surrounding the health of A’s left fielder Coco Crisp isn’t enough of a concern to make general manager David Forst start a wholesale search for new outfielders this winter.
OAK Homepage News

Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov.
Oklahoma City Thunder

David Forst said at the General Mangers Meetings at the Boca Raton Resort & Club that improving the bullpen is the top priority. That can be volatile, he said.
OAK Homepage News

E-commerce giant Alibaba breaks its record for sales on Singles Day in China, the world’s biggest online shopping event, taking $ 9.3bn (£6.1bn).
BBC News – Business

Egypt frees prominent investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat, whose arrest was condemned by human rights campaigners.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia’s largest armed rebel group, the Farc, stopped buying guns and ammunition at the end of September, its leader says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Russian document circulating at the UN proposes a constitutional reform process in Syria lasting 18 months to be followed by presidential elections.
BBC News – Europe

George Osborne should postpone planned reforms to tax credits, says a group of MPs warning that there can be no “magic bullet” to protect low-paid workers.
BBC News – UK