Craig Taylor

Some 600 inmates there, mostly Shia Muslims, were allegedly summarily killed by IS militants in 2014.
BBC News – Middle East

The blaze killed 21 teenage girls and has focused attention on poor conditions at the centre.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Germany urges a return to “friendly relations” with Turkey amid a bitter row over a referendum.
BBC News – Europe

Critics say National Insurance rise for 1.6 million self-employed workers breaks Tory manifesto pledge.
BBC News – UK

US agencies seek to determine how files said to detail CIA hacking came into Wikileaks’ possession.
BBC News – US & Canada

The man’s mother has pleaded for his release, saying his only crime was to “fall in love”.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s and D-backs both started pitchers Tuesday afternoon that they have high hopes for this year, but the game belonged to the hitters as the A’s collected 17 hits and slugged their way to a 21-13 win at Salt […]

The shots dropped for Russell Westbrook nearly all night. In fact, a career-high-tying 21 of them sank through the hoop.
Oklahoma City Thunder

New Bank of England deputy governor admits she breached guidelines that she helped to write.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi forces launch a surprise attack as they press the offensive against so-called Islamic State.
BBC News – Middle East

Latest figures show that Brazil has been in recession for two years – the worst in the country’s history.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Syrian family applied unsuccessfully for a humanitarian visa at the Belgian embassy in Lebanon.
BBC News – Europe

Peers back, by 366 votes to 268, calls for a “meaningful” parliamentary vote on final Brexit deal.
BBC News – UK

President Trump calls the new plan “wonderful”, but some Republicans call it “Obamacare Lite”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Sudan and Somalia hit back at President Trump’s new travel ban against six mainly Muslim nations.
BBC News – Africa

Santiago Casilla’s prolonged stay in his homeland offered him an opportunity to speak with young players at Oakland’s Dominican Republic academy.
OAK Homepage News

Gibson, McDermott Stir Excitement for Books
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s scored two runs in the first off Mariners ace Felix Hernandez on Sunday and held on for a 5-4 Cactus League victory over a Seattle split squad at Peoria Stadium as Mark Canha contributed a pair of hits and […]

BT Sport extends its TV rights for the Champions League and Europa League until 2021 in a deal worth £1.2bn.
BBC News – Business

The capture of a second bridge over the Tigris gives Iraqi forces a foothold into western Mosul.
BBC News – Middle East