Emily Taylor

UK unemployment stood at 1.85 million in the April to June period, up 25,000 from the previous quarter, official figures show.
BBC News – UK

Seven crew members are injured after a US military helicopter crashes off the Japanese island of Okinawa, where the US has military bases.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Nigerian-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram has a new leader who is open to dialogue, says Chad’s President Idriss Deby.
BBC News – Africa

Arriving in Oklahoma City mid-way through the season, uncertain of his role or future, Dion Waiters could have been apprehensive.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
BBC News – Business

Cemil Bayik, the man currently leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, tells the BBC he believes Turkey is trying to protect the Islamic State group.
BBC News – Middle East

Early results in Argentina’s primary polls suggest Daniel Scioli of the governing Front for Victory coalition has won a comfortable majority
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Six members of the Turkish security forces are killed in bomb and gun attacks in the country’s south-east and the city of Istanbul.
BBC News – Europe

Thousands of young British people could miss out on tax credits and housing benefits under new government plans, BBC News learns.
BBC News – UK

Tyrone Harris, shot by police in Ferguson during the Michael Brown anniversary events, is charged with assaulting officers as a state of emergency is declared.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s President Buhari appoints a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system.
BBC News – Africa

The data watchdog is “making inquiries” after mobile firm Carphone Warehouse said details of up to 2.4 million customers may have been accessed.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi unveils sweeping reforms aimed at cutting government costs and fighting corruption after protests.
BBC News – Middle East

Haitians vote in legislative elections that have been repeatedly delayed since 2011, in a test of stability for the impoverished nation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Spanish vessels and helicopters committed a “clear violation of the international law” after entering UK waters in Gibraltar, the Foreign Office says.
BBC News – Europe

A debate about public ownership of companies is needed, but restoration of “Clause IV” is not a priority, leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn says.
BBC News – UK

Hundreds pause in silence in the US town of Ferguson to mark a year since the shooting of Michael Brown, a case that sparked angry protests.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Rwandan peacekeeper in the Central African Republic has shot dead four colleagues before killing himself, Rwanda’s Defence Ministry says.
BBC News – Africa

The US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3%, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

A Palestinian man whose 18-month-old child was killed in an arson attack blamed on Jewish settlers has died of his injuries.
BBC News – Middle East