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The Venezuelan president declares a state of emergency in a border region near Colombia following an attack by smugglers, in which three soldiers and a civilian were injured.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Three American men are hailed as heroes for overpowering a heavily-armed gunman on a train in northern France.
BBC News – Europe

Labour officials are “rigorously, robustly and fairly” verifying that voting applicants in the party’s leadership contest do support it.
BBC News – UK

Two 13-year-old girls accused of repeatedly stabbing a classmate to please the fictional character Slender Man plead not guilty to attempted murder.
BBC News – US & Canada

Three Ugandan soldiers have been charged over the killing last month of civilians at a wedding in Somalia, the African Union says.
BBC News – Africa

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Shares around the world see further falls, sparked by renewed fears over the health of the global economy.
BBC News – Business

Food shortages, lack of fresh water, and dwindling fuel supplies amid a civil war have pushed Yemen close to famine, the UN warns.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, and former President Fernando Collor de Mello.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces he is resigning and is calling an early election.
BBC News – Europe

The driver of a bin lorry which killed six people in Glasgow tells a fatal accident inquiry how he blacked out “like a light switch”.
BBC News – UK

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Former US President Jimmy Carter reveals he is to be treated for cancerous tumours on the brain, in his first public comments on his illness.
BBC News – US & Canada

Controversial Kenyan televangelist James Ng’ang’a denies charges of causing death by dangerous driving and an alleged cover-up of his involvement.
BBC News – Africa

The majority of UK households now expect an interest rate rise within 12 months, an influential survey says, while a Bank of England policymaker predicts they will go up “pretty soon”.
BBC News – Business

The archaeologist who looked after ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria for 40 years is reported to have been murdered by Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Middle East

A Bolivian police officer is killed as security forces try to evict local people from a gold mine they have occupied north-west of La Paz.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German MPs approve a third eurozone bailout deal for Greece, after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says it would be irresponsible to oppose it.
BBC News – Europe

Parenting site Mumsnet resets its users’ passwords after a series of attacks, which involved armed police being called out to its co-founder’s home.
BBC News – UK

The US Food and Drug Administration approves a libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed “female Viagra”.
BBC News – US & Canada