Craig Taylor

For years the online retailer was a disappointing loss-maker, but a deal in the US has ignited the shares and confounded critics.
BBC News – Business

Moqtada Sadr, a long-time opponent of the US and Iran, makes a comeback in Iraq, final results show.
BBC News – Middle East

Two days of national mourning are declared, after the crash near Havana killed more than 100 people.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Anti-establishment Five Star and the League have a plan for governing but no PM yet.
BBC News – Europe

Hundreds of guests watched the couple exchange vows in a ceremony featuring a gospel choir and an American preacher.
BBC News – UK

Sabika Sheikh and teacher Cynthia Tisdale are among the first named school shooting victims.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wants people to speak out about corruption.
BBC News – Africa

Starter Brett Anderson exited the game with a left shoulder strain after warming up before the second inning, but the Athletics’ bullpen handled the heavy lifting again on Friday, pitching the final eight innings […]

Legal and General’s fund will focus on businesses who score highly in areas such as women on boards.
BBC News – Business

The organiser of Lebanon’s Beirut Pride says authorities detained him on Monday night.
BBC News – Middle East

Anxious relatives gather after reports of an uprising in a former shopping centre now used as a jail.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

It is seeking to protect billions of dollars of investment in Iran by resurrecting an old statute.
BBC News – Europe

As final preparations take place, Meghan Markle’s mother will meet the Queen for the first time.
BBC News – UK

Kilauea volcano sends ash 30,000ft (9,100m) into the sky and residents are advised to shelter.
BBC News – US & Canada

The World Health Organization mulls a wider response as an outbreak in DR Congo spreads to a city.
BBC News – Africa

Khris Davis, Matt Olson and Matt Chapman homered, as the A’s took the series opener from the Blue Jays. Davis had four hits, while Olson hit a three-run clout and Chapman added a two-run homer. Andrew Triggs […]

A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty made an extraordinary catch to end the Red Sox’s sixth-inning rally in a 6-4 loss on Wednesday night.
OAK Homepage News

The French energy giant says it will withdraw from the project if there is no waiver from US sanctions.
BBC News – Business

The global chemical weapons watchdog says chlorine was released from cylinders in Saraqeb.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the plant has been handed to workers and will continue output.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean