Craig Taylor

Ibaka Drops by Thunder Youth Basketball Camp
Thunder News

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk gives the strongest hint yet that the firm is considering giving away technology to help speed up electric car development.
BBC News – Business

Militants storm a university in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, briefly taking dozens of students and staff hostage before retreating under fire.
BBC News – Middle East

Police in Sao Paulo use tear gas against protesters on the second day of a metro strike, paralysing the city ahead of the football World Cup.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Petro Poroshenko is sworn in as president of Ukraine, setting out a plan to bring peace to the conflict-torn east.
BBC News – Europe

The schools inspection system is “not fit for purpose” and greater local scrutiny is needed for free schools and academies, the shadow education secretary says.
BBC News – UK

A Canadian man accused of killing three police officers and wounding two others in Moncton, New Brunswick, is charged with three counts of murder.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 30 people, including women and children, have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ethnic clashes, local officials say.
BBC News – Africa

Presti Looking Forward to Opportunities in Off-season
Thunder News

Pope Francis dismisses the entire board of the Vatican’s financial regulator as part of his reforms in the city-state.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi security forces have repelled a large-scale attack on the central city of Samarra, killing dozens of militants, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez must go on trial on charges related to mass anti-government protests, a judge rules.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Leaders of the G7 industrial nations say Russia needs to begin talks with the new leadership in Kiev to end the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
BBC News – Europe

World leaders are gathering in northern France for a day of events marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War Two.
BBC News – UK

Canadian police arrest a man suspected of killing three policemen and wounding two in Moncton, New Brunswick, after a day-long manhunt.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 250 prisoners in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escaped in a mass jailbreak in Bukavu, an official tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

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Thunder News

Tesco reports a third consecutive quarter of falling sales as the supermarket faces increasing competition from rivals.
BBC News – Business

President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes cast in the presidential election, Syria’s parliamentary speaker says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff defends her government’s handling of preparations for the World Cup, which starts in Sao Paulo next week.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean