Simon Furness

Almost 2,000 people have been killed by Syrian government air attacks in the northern city of Aleppo so far this year, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

A federal judge in Argentina summons Vice-President Amado Boudou to appear in court to defend himself in a corruption case.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Some 25,000 police are reportedly deployed in Istanbul after Turkey’s PM warns youths to ignore protest calls on the anniversary of a deadly crackdown.
BBC News – Europe

The mother of missing Briton Gareth Huntley calls on Prime Minister David Cameron to urge the Malaysian government to step up the search for her son.
BBC News – UK

Embattled US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns amid a scandal over delayed care and falsified records at the agency’s hospitals.
BBC News – US & Canada

Peter Mutharika is sworn in Malawi’s president after the High Court rejects a request for a recount following allegations of vote-rigging.
BBC News – Africa

Thunder falls to Spurs 117-89
Thunder News

The UK economy is in good health, suggest two major business lobby groups, the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce.
BBC News – Business

Ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi wins Egypt’s presidential election by a huge margin, provisional results show, though turnout appears low.
BBC News – Middle East

A court in Ecuador sentences former President Jamil Mahuad in absentia to 12 years in jail for embezzlement.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s President-elect Petro Poroshenko vows to punish “bandits” after pro-Russian rebels shot down an army helicopter, killing 12 people.
BBC News – Europe

Smaller community hospitals should play a bigger role especially in the care of older patients, the new head of the NHS in England says.
BBC News – UK

Public health experts in the US are urging people to get vaccinated against measles after a spike in cases in the country this year.
BBC News – US & Canada

Christian youths in the Central African Republic sack a mosque in the capital Bangui, a day after rebels killed several people in a church attack.
BBC News – Africa

Increased Intensity on the Road
Thunder News

Apple confirms it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics for $ 3bn.
BBC News – Business

Egypt’s presidential election enters a third day after the military-backed interim authorities extended voting in an effort to boost turnout.
BBC News – Middle East

Police in Brazil use tear gas on anti-World Cup and indigenous demonstrators near the National Stadium in the capital, Brasilia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU leaders are to begin consultations on ways of changing the union following spectacular gains by far right and Eurosceptic parties.
BBC News – Europe

Lord Oakeshott says he is quitting the Lib Dems and warns the party is heading for “disaster” if it sticks with Nick Clegg as leader.
BBC News – UK