Craig Taylor

Two former senior military officers in Argentina have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bishop Enrique Angelelli in 1976 during military rule.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine say they have evacuated their eastern stronghold of Sloviansk amid an offensive by the military.
BBC News – Europe

The 101st Tour de France begins in Yorkshire with riders receiving a royal send-off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
BBC News – UK

The California Highway Patrol says that it is investigating footage that shows a policeman repeatedly punching the head of a prostrate woman.
BBC News – US & Canada

A powerful suicide car bomb kills at least four people near Somalia’s parliament, police and Somali media say.
BBC News – Africa

The Dow Jones Industrial Average – a US stock index made up of some of the biggest global firms – closes above 17,000 for the first time.
BBC News – Business

Israel bolsters its military forces on its border with the Gaza Strip, amid heightened tensions with Palestinians over recent murders.
BBC News – Middle East

A partly-built flyover collapses on to several vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least two people.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The new Ukrainian defence minister vows to hold “a victory parade” in Crimea as fighting continues against pro-Russian rebels in the east.
BBC News – Europe

The UK drew up plans to train and equip a 100,000-strong Syrian rebel army to defeat President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Newsnight has learned.
BBC News – UK

US meteorologists upgrade Hurricane Arthur to a Category 2 storm as it makes landfall in North Carolina, forcing thousands to abandon holiday plans.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health ministers from 11 West African states agree a common strategy to fight an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 400 people.
BBC News – Africa

In November of 2011, Thunder Assistant General Manager Troy Weaver was in Madison Square Garden watching the Syracuse Orangemen take on t
Oklahoma City Thunder

A record number of people died on the UK’s railways last year, from either trespassing or committing suicide, but it remains the safest form of transport on land.
BBC News – Business

Israeli leaders urge calm after the discovery of a kidnapped Palestinian teenager’s body sparks clashes in East Jerusalem.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian police arrest 11 people suspected of being part of an international gang illegally selling World Cup tickets allocated to sponsors and officials.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy says the French judiciary is “being used for political ends”, as he is formally investigated for influence peddling.
BBC News – Europe

The Home Office is facing calls to explain why a dossier about alleged paedophiles handed to home secretary Leon Brittan in the 1980s was not kept.
BBC News – UK

Workplaces across the US emptied early as millions watched the national team exit the World Cup in a thrilling defeat to Belgium in Salvador.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana, in an attempt to “get a grip” on the deadly and worsening Ebola outbreak.
BBC News – Africa