Simon Furness

The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects that were part of a planned £38.5bn upgrade of Network Rail.
BBC News – Business

Islamic State militants fight Kurdish troops in the northern Syrian city of Kobane, months after their symbolic defeat there.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian senators are in Venezuela to try to promote dialogue, a week after a rival Brazilian team was allegedly attacked by government supporters.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece and its international creditors remain in deadlock over its debt crisis despite a series of top-level meetings.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron says he is delighted the process of “reform and renegotiation” of the UK’s EU membership is under way, following a summit in Brussels.
BBC News – UK

The US Supreme Court has handed President Barack Obama a major victory by upholding a key portion of his landmark healthcare law.
BBC News – US & Canada

A South African commission recommends a criminal investigation into police accused over the 2012 deaths of 34 striking workers at the Marikana mine.
BBC News – Africa

During his workouts, Steven Adams’ massive fingers nearly envelop a basketball, making it look more like a dodgeball than something he wo
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras criticises Greece’s international creditors after they fail to accept his government’s latest reform proposals.
BBC News – Business

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hardens his stance on the nuclear negotiations with world powers, as the deadline for a final deal nears.
BBC News – Middle East

The bodies of 17 people believed to be victims of Peru’s civil conflict are discovered in a mass grave high in the Andes.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Obama tells his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, that the US is no longer spying on France after the latest Wikileaks revelations.
BBC News – Europe

Scenes of hundreds of migrants in Calais trying to board lorries to the UK during a strike were “totally unacceptable”, David Cameron says.
BBC News – UK

The White House announces changes to how the US government handles hostage situations that involve its citizens.
BBC News – US & Canada

A South African court criticises the government for letting Sudan’s President Bashir leave the country despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
BBC News – Africa

Bookmaker Ladbrokes says it is in talks with Gala Coral Group over a possible merger.
BBC News – Business

Kurdish forces in northern Syria say they have captured a military base from IS north of the militants’ self-declared capital of Raqqa.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s election body sets the date of 6 December for legislative polls, following weeks of pressure from the opposition.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Eurozone leaders express hope that a deal to stop Greece defaulting on its debt can be struck within days, while cautioning that more work remains.
BBC News – Europe

Three men are arrested on suspicion of murder following a house fire that killed three people in Derbyshire
BBC News – UK