Craig Taylor

Shares around the world see further falls, sparked by renewed fears over the health of the global economy.
BBC News – Business

Food shortages, lack of fresh water, and dwindling fuel supplies amid a civil war have pushed Yemen close to famine, the UN warns.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, and former President Fernando Collor de Mello.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces he is resigning and is calling an early election.
BBC News – Europe

The driver of a bin lorry which killed six people in Glasgow tells a fatal accident inquiry how he blacked out “like a light switch”.
BBC News – UK

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Former US President Jimmy Carter reveals he is to be treated for cancerous tumours on the brain, in his first public comments on his illness.
BBC News – US & Canada

Controversial Kenyan televangelist James Ng’ang’a denies charges of causing death by dangerous driving and an alleged cover-up of his involvement.
BBC News – Africa

The majority of UK households now expect an interest rate rise within 12 months, an influential survey says, while a Bank of England policymaker predicts they will go up “pretty soon”.
BBC News – Business

The archaeologist who looked after ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria for 40 years is reported to have been murdered by Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Middle East

A Bolivian police officer is killed as security forces try to evict local people from a gold mine they have occupied north-west of La Paz.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German MPs approve a third eurozone bailout deal for Greece, after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says it would be irresponsible to oppose it.
BBC News – Europe

Parenting site Mumsnet resets its users’ passwords after a series of attacks, which involved armed police being called out to its co-founder’s home.
BBC News – UK

The US Food and Drug Administration approves a libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed “female Viagra”.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa’s justice department is considering intervening to prevent Oscar Pistorius’ early release from prison on Friday.
BBC News – Africa

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Rail fares have risen nearly three times faster than wages over the past five years, new analysis suggests.
BBC News – Business

Iran wants to work with regional powers to promote peace and security after last month’s nuclear deal, Vice-President Masumeh Ebtekar tells the BBC.
BBC News – Middle East

Regional human rights investigators say they have been denied access to military personnel who may have witnessed the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico last September.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least nine people die in heavy artillery exchanges in eastern Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a controversial visit to annexed Crimea.
BBC News – Europe