Craig Taylor

Nigerian ground troops have joined an offensive on the last known hideout of the Boko Haram Islamist militants, an army spokesman tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 22, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that the organization has parted ways with Sco
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MINNEAPOLIS – After slogging, clawing and scratching for every inch over 81 games, somehow the Thunder’s season co
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The big four High Street banks are under pressure to offer current account perks as competition in the sector appears to be picking up.
BBC News – Business

Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi gets a 20 year jail sentence over the abuse of protesters during his rule, the first of many verdicts he faces.
BBC News – Middle East

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visits Cuba, the first US state governor to travel to the Communist-run island since a thaw in relations began last year.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The number of migrants dying in Mediterranean Sea crossings could hit 30,000 this year, migration officials warn.
BBC News – Europe

Ed Miliband accuses David Cameron of “demeaning” his office by “talking up the SNP” – as Sir John Major warns the nationalists could “blackmail” a Labour government.
BBC News – UK

An Indonesian court sentences a US man to 18 years in jail for killing the mother of his girlfriend and hiding her body in a suitcase.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa to deploy army to deal with anti-immigrant violence after wave of attacks, defence minister says.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, Monday, April 20, 2015 – Russell Westbrook is one of 10 finalists for the 2014-15 Seasonlong NBA Cares Co
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Low inflation and stronger eurozone growth should help the UK economy expand 2.8% this year despite political uncertainty, says an EY Item Club report.
BBC News – Business

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby travels to Egypt for a “visit of condolence” following the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya earlier this year.
BBC News – Middle East

The first opposition candidates in decades to stand in a Cuban election concede defeat at the second stage of the electoral process.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italy’s PM leads calls for more EU action on migrants after the latest boat capsize in the Mediterranean leaves hundreds feared dead.
BBC News – Europe

The Post Office failed to discover the cause of large cash shortfalls at sub-post offices before starting civil and criminal proceedings against sub-postmasters, a report finds.
BBC News – UK

A selection of readers’ photos of the wildfire that threatened hundreds of homes in Southern California over the weekend.
BBC News – US & Canada

More than 300 people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with the wave of violence against immigrants, the home affairs minister says.
BBC News – Africa

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Britain’s nuclear safety regulator says it expects lessons to be learned from problems with a French reactor that is very similar to one planned in the UK.
BBC News – Business