Simon Furness

Some 175 people die in a massive fire at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, officials say, as the city grapples with serious floods.
BBC News – Africa

The US Federal Reserve says the economy expanded between April and May in its latest assessment of the economy, rebounding from a contraction in the first quarter.
BBC News – Business

More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since a US-led coalition launched a campaign against it nine months ago, the US says.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands attend a march in Buenos Aires calling for action against domestic violence.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Talks in Brussels aimed at solving Greece’s debt crisis went well and will resume “in a few days”, officials say.
BBC News – Europe

A body found in a Nottinghamshire town is confirmed as missing 13-year-old Amber Peat.
BBC News – UK

Two Massachusetts men were plotting to behead police officers when one was killed and another arrested, US media report.
BBC News – US & Canada

Details are released in the US of former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer’s admission of bribe-taking, racketeering and money laundering.
BBC News – Africa

The eurozone’s inflation rate turned positive in May after five months of falls or stagnation, reviving hopes of an economic recovery in Europe.
BBC News – Business

Iraq’s prime minister complains of a lack of support as ministers from 20 countries meet in Paris to discuss strategy against Islamic State.
BBC News – Middle East

Nicolas Leoz, ex-head of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), is put under house arrest in Paraguay.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he has issued a “a realistic proposal” to its international creditors in an attempt to secure a deal over its debts.
BBC News – Europe

Colleagues and political adversaries pay tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy after his death at his home in Fort William aged 55.
BBC News – UK

A top US official has pledged reforms after tests found that airport screeners allowed mock explosives and weapons through security checkpoints 95% of the time.
BBC News – US & Canada

Fifa says it paid $ 10m (£6.5m) to a Caribbean football body led by Jack Warner, who is charged by the US with corruption, at South Africa’s request.
BBC News – Africa

Nothing could have prepared Mitch McGary for the rollercoaster of a rookie NBA season that he had.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Up to 100,000 people who employ personal carers are being warned they may now be legally liable to pay them pension contributions.
BBC News – Business

Egypt begins demolishing the headquarters of the now-dissolved party of former President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo.
BBC News – Middle East

South Africa did pay $ 10m to a football body led by Jack Warner, one of the figures at the centre of Fifa corruption allegations, local media say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from “behind the scenes”, his daughter tells the BBC, amid a corruption crisis.
BBC News – Europe