Craig Taylor

President Barack Obama tells a nuclear summit in the US that the threat of a nuclear terrorist attack persists and the world must be resolute in foiling it.
BBC News – US & Canada

South African anti-apartheid activist calls on President Zuma to resign following scandal over improper spending at his private home.
BBC News – Africa

In a game that bore an uncanny resemblance to Thursday’s, the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Oakland A’s, 3-0, on Friday as the exhibition Bay Bridge Series continued.
OAK Homepage News

On the backside of the Boys & Girls Club in Oklahoma City sits a concrete playground for four square, wall ball and all types of game
Oklahoma City Thunder

Rare is the day that Sonny Gray is off his game, and even when he is, he’s usually still on. That’s because Oakland’s ace has a knack for making up pitches, the unique ability to make a baseball do whatever he so […]

Oil prices are back under $ 40 a barrel after Saudi Arabia says it will freeze production only if Iran and other major producers do the same.
BBC News – Business

Turkey has forced thousands of refugees to return to Syria in breach of international law, a new report by Amnesty International says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s sports minister and another senior official resign in the latest blow to the government of President Dilma Rousseff, as calls for her impeachment mount.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Plans to partially reopen Brussels airport on Friday are halted amid a strike by airport police over security concerns.
BBC News – Europe

A delivery driver from Luton is convicted of plotting to kill an American airman outside a base in East Anglia.
BBC News – UK

The US state is set to be the first to raise its minimum wage $ 15 per hour after a proposal passed both houses of the state legislature.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Zimbabwe deadline for all firms to transfer most of their shares to black Zimbabweans has passed, but it is not clear how many have complied.
BBC News – Africa

Tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Thunder fans will bustle into the building with the realization that after a whirlwind of a season –
Oklahoma City Thunder

Billy Butler’s first season with Oakland was largely a bust, as he hit a career-low .251 and drove in just 65 runs, but adjustments at the plate have the slugger optimistic that he can turn it around.
OAK Homepage News

Business Secretary Sajid Javid says nationalisation is not the answer for Tata’s UK steel assets, but says the industry is vital to the country.
BBC News – Business

Rights group Amnesty International accuses Qatar of using forced labour over construction of a flagship stadium for the 2022 World Cup.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombian negotiators say they are entering into formal peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The US is to step up its troop presence in eastern Europe in response to an “aggressive Russia”, the military announces.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron is to discuss the future of the UK steel industry amid growing pressure to safeguard the future of the Port Talbot steelworks and its 5,500 staff.
BBC News – UK

US Republican Donald Trump reverses his position after calling for “some form of punishment” for women who have illegal abortions.
BBC News – US & Canada