Craig Taylor

Thousands of California residents flee their homes as 4,000 firefighters tackle wildfires across the north of the state.
BBC News – US & Canada

A UK-funded memorial to Kenyans killed and tortured by British forces during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s is unveiled in Kenya.
BBC News – Africa

The global economy faces a financial bubble, warns Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
BBC News – Business

Saudi Arabia opens an investigation after a crane collapses in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian police are seeking to question former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over a corruption scandal at state-owned oil giant Petrobras.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban says from next week police will arrest anyone crossing the country’s border illegally.
BBC News – Europe

The Labour Party is preparing to announce its new leader after a turbulent three-month campaign.
BBC News – UK

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race for US president – the first departure among a large field of Republican candidates.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least three people die after a bomb explodes at a camp in north-eastern Nigeria for people who have fled the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
BBC News – Africa

The shadow of Chesapeake Energy Arena nearly reaches the downtown building where John Rex Charter School stands.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Supermarket chain Morrisons is to close 11 stores with the potential loss of 900 jobs as profits fall.
BBC News – Business

Despite the destruction of stockpiles, there is still strong evidence of the continuing use of chemical weapons in Syria, reports the BBC’s Ian Pannell.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil has lost its investment-grade credit rating following a downgrade by Standard & Poor’s to “junk” status.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city of Cizre since a military operation began there last week, Turkey’s interior ministry says.
BBC News – Europe

Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson steps aside and all but one of his party’s ministers resign as a result of the political crisis at Stormont.
BBC News – UK

A US official has told the BBC that there is growing belief within the US government that the so-called Islamic State is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria.
BBC News – US & Canada

Some 22 of the Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes are shown the videos at the start of the investigation, judicial sources tell the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

The sweltering summer sun lingered between clouds overhead of Lee Elementary School, not yet relenting to fall’s steady advances.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Taxpayers trying to call HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can be kept waiting for more than three-quarters of an hour, Citizens Advice is claiming.
BBC News – Business

Syrian rebels linked to al-Qaeda seize key airbase in north-west province of Idlib after a long battle, state TV says.
BBC News – Middle East