Craig Taylor

Talks are due to start on Wednesday, 17 years after the country defaulted on its debts.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

An audio of the operator ignoring the woman’s plea hours before her death sparks outrage in France.
BBC News – Europe

Fairground workers William and Shelby Thurston put “profit before safety”, a judge says.
BBC News – UK

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is returning with “three wonderful gentlemen”, Mr Trump tweets.
BBC News – US & Canada

The words did not escape Stephen Piscotty in this moment. It would have been understandable if they had, given the circumstances. But the A’s outfielder, sprinkled with questions by a crowd of mostly strangers […]

She was buried neck-deep and pelted to death with stones by al-Shabab fighters.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s schedule isn’t so kind this month, and the starting point of a challenging 19-game stretch proved to be a doozy. Lefty Brett Anderson’s second start was the stuff of nightmares, and the A’s stumbled to a […]

Property prices dropped by 3.1% in April, the Halifax says, as demand for homes softened.
BBC News – Business

The president is set to announce whether the US will walk away from the international nuclear deal.
BBC News – Middle East

The clowns say high crime levels mean residents are afraid to organise parties and do not hire them.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Nikol Pashinyan has spearheaded weeks of protests and has promised an end to corruption.
BBC News – Europe

Rail firms admit “anomalies” in the system mean passengers are not always offered the cheapest fare.
BBC News – UK

Eric Schneiderman, a vocal #MeToo backer, resigns after four women tell a magazine he hit them.
BBC News – US & Canada

A BBC investigation showed employees illegally selling addictive cough syrup containing codeine.
BBC News – Africa

Andrew Triggs pitched seven stellar innings of two-hit ball and matched his career high with nine strikeouts and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday to complete a […]

France’s economy minister says the national carrier could ‘disappear’, as staff begin another strike.
BBC News – Business

Lebanon elects its parliament for the first time since 2009, with a changed voting system.
BBC News – Middle East

Costa Rican officials say there is a black market for sham marriages with Chinese migrants.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Vladimir Putin is due to be sworn in again as Russia’s leader after 18 years in power.
BBC News – Europe

The foreign secretary warns “only Iran would gain” if the “handcuffs” on its nuclear programme are taken off.
BBC News – UK