Craig Taylor

The IOC says a three-person panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Two men are placed under formal investigation over the murder of a French priest, including a cousin of one of the killers.
BBC News – Europe

There are no plans to end the current pensions guarantee known as the “triple lock”, the government says, after a call for it to be abolished.
BBC News – UK

The mother of a dead US Muslim soldier hits back at presidential hopeful Donald Trump for questioning her silence during a speech by her husband.
BBC News – US & Canada

Tunisia’s parliament passes a vote of no confidence in the government of PM Habib Essid over what is seen as his failure to push through economic reforms.
BBC News – Africa

The Indians’ lineup experienced a power outage over the past week, making the potential need for offensive help via trade a little more more glaring. On Saturday, Cleveland turned things around for at least one […]

RBS Group performed poorly in the latest European stress tests which assess how the banks might perform in adverse economic conditions.
BBC News – Business

An air strike hits a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in north-western Syria, killing two people and wounding three others.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s former President Lula is to stand trial for obstruction of justice in a case related to the scandal at state oil firm Petrobras.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Two brothers suspected of planning attacks have been arrested in Belgium in an anti-terror operation, prosecutors say.
BBC News – Europe

Shoppers in England are on target to use six billion fewer plastic bags in the first year since a 5p charge for them was introduced, government data suggests.
BBC News – UK

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is hacked as part of a larger cyber attack against Democratic Party institutions, US media report.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN Security Council authorises the deployment of a UN police force to Burundi to try to quell violence and human rights abuses.
BBC News – Africa

Not every NBA Development League player has the type of pedigree that Dakari Johnson has under his name.
Oklahoma City Thunder

A’s left-hander Rich Hill is making progress with the blister on his left middle finger, just not enough to pitch Sunday in Cleveland. Instead, Sonny Gray will take his regular turn to close out a three-game road […]

The A’s are suddenly streaking. Having taken two of three from the first-place Rangers in Arlington this week, they’ve claimed four straight series wins, seemingly emerging as late bloomers just ahead of Monday’s […]

Confidence among manufacturers has slumped since the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, a report indicates.
BBC News – Business

Civilians allowed to flee besieged areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo using new humanitarian corridors must be given protection, the Red Cross says.
BBC News – Middle East

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski takes office as the new president of Peru, with the former investment banker saying he hopes for a more modern and equal society.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

About half a million young people join Pope Francis for a rally in Krakow, Poland, where he urges them to open their hearts to refugees and migrants.
BBC News – Europe