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The authorities in Burundi arrest three renegade generals who launched a failed coup against Burundi’s president, the presidential spokesman says.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 14, 2015 – Six members of the Thunder Girls have been invited by the NBA to visit Manila, P
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Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder will host an open audition for the 2015-16 Thunder Gi
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The Bank of England cuts its 2015 growth forecast from 2.9% to 2.5%, as governor Mark Carney unveils his quarterly inflation report.
BBC News – Business

The second-in-command of Islamic State, Abu Alaa al-Afari, has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike, the Iraqi government says.
BBC News – Middle East

The FARC rebel movement in Colombia is asking the government to include a smaller guerrilla group, the ELN in peace talks as soon as possible, to end more than fifty ears of conflict.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Commission unveils key proposals for tackling the EU migration crisis, including a controversial quota scheme.
BBC News – Europe

Private letters sent between the Prince of Wales and government ministers a decade ago are published after a lengthy legal battle.
BBC News – UK

A commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was travelling at twice the speed limit, say safety experts.
BBC News – US & Canada

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s attempt to return home to tackle a coup fails and he has returned to Tanzania, officials there say.
BBC News – Africa

Newly appointed Business Secretary Sajid Javid says there will be “significant changes” to strike laws under the new Conservative government.
BBC News – Business

Saudi-led coalition aircraft carry out fresh air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin.
BBC News – Middle East

French President Francois Hollande meets revolutionary leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, in the first Cuba visit by a West European leader since the 80s.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine began in early 2014.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron tells the first all-Tory cabinet meeting for 18 years that they must focus on “bread and butter” ways of improving people’s lives.
BBC News – UK

US telecoms giant Verizon says it will buy internet firm AOL in a deal worth $ 4.4bn.
BBC News – US & Canada

The former head of Malawi’s armed forces is arrested as part of an on going investigation into government corruption known as “cashgate”.
BBC News – Africa

An NBA scoring title, an All-Star selection, the All-Star MVP and statistical performances that placed him in historic territory paled in
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The People’s Bank of China has cut interest rates for the second time this year in the face of a continuing economic slowdown.
BBC News – Business

Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow to respond “positively” to a Saudi humanitarian truce offer, as the plight of civilians caught in fighting worsens.
BBC News – Middle East