Craig Taylor

The UN’s Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the deadly virus, with thousands of new cases predicted.
BBC News – Africa

After four-and-a-half months away, the Thunder finally gets to do what it loves the most – play in front of its home fans.
Oklahoma City Thunder

It was in the air at the INTEGRIS Thunder Development Center on Monday. Not concern, but confidence. Instead of worry, togetherness.
Oklahoma City Thunder

New arrangements to give savers more freedom over how and when they take a tax-free lump sum from their pension pot are due to be set out.
BBC News – Business

As many as 180,000 people have fled after Islamic State militants overran the Iraqi city of Hit in western Anbar province, the UN says.
BBC News – Middle East

Two suspects are arrested in Venezuela in connection with the murder of lawmaker Robert Serra of the governing PSUV party on 1 October.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Catalan regional government has called off plans to push ahead with a contested independence referendum, Spanish media says.
BBC News – Europe

Ebola screening will begin at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.
BBC News – UK

US public health workers “would not be surprised” to see additional Ebola infections among hospital staff, a senior US official says.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Ebola epidemic threatens the “very survival” of societies and could lead to failed states, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
BBC News – Africa

The Thunder has faced adversity over the years, and each time the internal makeup of the organization has allowed it to persevere.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown accuses David Cameron of risking the future of the United Kingdom.
BBC News – Business

The chief of police in Iraq’s Anbar province, the scene of an offensive by Islamic State, is killed in a roadside bomb attack, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Bolivians are heading to the polls, with left-wing President Evo Morales bidding for a third term in office.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Bosnians are voting in national and local elections dominated by ethnic tension and economic fears, nearly 20 years after the devastating civil war.
BBC News – Europe

Patient safety must be our priority, says England’s chief nursing officer, ahead of the first strike by NHS staff over pay in more than 30 years.
BBC News – UK

A Texan health worker who treated the first man to die of Ebola in the US appears also to be infected, in the first known transmission on US soil.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN special envoy on Ebola David Nabarro tells the BBC he hopes the Ebola outbreak can be brought under control within three months.
BBC News – Africa

Road trips, home stands and back-to-backs are all a part of the grueling 82-game NBA regular season schedule.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Stock markets across Europe and the US see steep falls as fears about strength of the global economy deepen.
BBC News – Business