Craig Taylor

US President Barack Obama expresses deep concern about the “sickening bloodshed” in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an assault by Syrian government forces.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia’s government and left-wing Farc rebels sign an agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers go on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain’s troubled Bankia bank.
BBC News – Europe

The FA is investigating claims England boss Sam Allardyce used his role to negotiate a £400,000 deal and offer advice on how to bypass transfer rules.
BBC News – UK

Violent crime in the US increased last year, according to the FBI, with murders, rapes and assaults all edging up after decreasing for decades.
BBC News – US & Canada

Prominent Ethiopian actor Znah-Bzu Tsegaye says that he has has sought asylum in the US after leaving the country about two months ago.
BBC News – Africa

Athletics rookie right-hander Jharel Cotton continued the terrific start to his Major League career and the Rangers were the latest team to be impressed. Cotton sent the Rangers back into a tie with the Red Sox […]

There’s plenty of new faces in Thunder training camp, but the leadership on the roster, and the core principles the team played with in 2
Oklahoma City Thunder

It may have been the crooning and the giggling on Media Day on Friday afternoon. Maybe it was barking out coverages during practice.
Oklahoma City Thunder

About three weeks after appearing like he may not even last a full inning, Raul Alcantara pitched six solid frames, the longest outing of his career, in Oakland’s 5-0 loss to the Rangers Saturday.
OAK Homepage News

The collapsed retailer BHS is re-launching as an online shop, selling some of the most popular items previously available on its website.
BBC News – Business

A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page is killed in the capital Amman.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands of people protest in Mexico City against a government proposal to legalise same sex-marriage, which they say undermines traditional families.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson suggests that Russia may have committed a war crime in Syria, if it was behind an attack on an aid convoy near Aleppo.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron felt “badly let down” by Theresa May during the EU referendum campaign after she repeatedly refused to back him, his former director of communications says.
BBC News – UK

Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, dies along with two others in a boat crash aged 24.
BBC News – US & Canada

The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram releases a video denying claims he had been killed or badly wounded in air strike.
BBC News – Africa

The jolly combo of Steven Adams and Enes Kanter bantered back and forth in front of reporters.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Art Howe spent 33 years as a player, scout, coach and manager in the Major Leagues, and was able to take part in the postseason seven times. He reflects on those experiences in this week’s Q&A.
OAK Homepage News

The founder and majority owner of Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, becomes chief executive after the surprise resignation of Dave Forsey.
BBC News – Business