Craig Taylor

Officials in Argentina say a huge manhunt has netted only one of three fugitive murderers, hours after claiming that all had been caught.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German police use water cannon against anti-migrant protesters, amid controversy about a wave of assaults on women – some of them by migrants.
BBC News – Europe

Proposals to improve more than 100 of England’s worst housing estates are to be outlined by the prime minister.
BBC News – UK

The Mexican government says it will begin the process of extraditing recaptured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

Gunmen kill two Egyptian policemen in the city of Giza in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

LOS ANGELES – At shootaround on
Oklahoma City Thunder

A multi-part Around the Horn series, which features a position-by-position look at Oakland’s projected starters and backup options heading into the season, turns its focus to shortstop after covering second base […]

German carmaker Volkswagen reports its first drop in VW brand sales in 11 years as the company continues to cope with its emissions scandal.
BBC News – Business

Gunmen open fire on hotel in Egyptian resort of Hurghada, injuring at least one tourist, reports say
BBC News – Middle East

Drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been recaptured six months after his escape from jail, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The head of Cologne’s police is leaving his post “to restore public trust in the police” following sex attacks on women at New Year.
BBC News – Europe

Seven staff at a young offenders institution in Kent are suspended over allegations of abuse and assault on teens uncovered by a BBC investigation.
BBC News – UK

A police officer in Philadelphia was ambushed by a man who pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (IS), officials say.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Islamic State group (IS) says it was behind a bomb attack which targeted a police training centre in Libya on Thursday, killing at least 65 people.
BBC News – Africa

In workouts after shootaround Wednesday morning, it was Steven Adams’ turn in the Thunder’s rotation of big men.
Oklahoma City Thunder

A multi-part Around the Horn series, which features a position-by-position look at Oakland’s projected starters and backup options heading into the season, turns its focus to second base after the first […]

Marks and Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland is to step down in April, the company says, as it announces its Christmas results.
BBC News – Business

Oil prices tumbled to below $ 33 a barrel on Thursday as a result of rising US energy stockpiles and China’s weakening currency.
BBC News – Middle East

The Guatemalan authorities detain 14 former military officials on charges of human rights abuses during the country’s 36-year armed conflict.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Police in Germany must adjust their tactics following attacks on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, a senior official says.
BBC News – Europe