Craig Taylor

The UN special envoy to Yemen warns that the conflict there could become “protracted” unless a peaceful solution is found.
BBC News – Middle East

A bus veers off a highway and plunges into a lake in central Venezuela, killing at least 11 people and injuring 36.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

France’s conservative UMP party and its allies push the far-right National Front into second place in local elections, partial results suggest.
BBC News – Europe

A Conservative election candidate suspended over allegations he plotted with the English Defence league is likely to be removed from the party in days, a source tells the BBC.
BBC News – UK

The US military calls for “vigilance” after an online threat was allegedly made by Islamic State to 100 personnel whose details were posted online.
BBC News – US & Canada

A “global coalition of inaction” contributed to world’s deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak, the medical charity MSF says a year after it was declared.
BBC News – Africa

Just as it shakes off a tough loss, the Thunder has to refocus after a strong, emotional victory.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Gains by building supplier CRH help the benchmark FTSE 100 index surge to an all-time record of more than 7,000.
BBC News – Business

Western powers meeting in London promise they will not accept a “bad deal” with Iran on its nuclear activity, as deadlines for agreement loom.
BBC News – Middle East

Hundreds of people in Chile try to stop the ordination of Catholic Bishop Juan Barros, accusing him of covering up a sex abuse scandal.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of Turkey’s main Kurdish rebel group, calls for a congress to bring an end to the 30-year armed struggle.
BBC News – Europe

Broadcasters say a deal over TV election debates has been reached, with David Cameron taking part in one seven-party leader debate but no head-to-head with Ed Miliband.
BBC News – UK

A fire in a house in the New York City borough of Brooklyn kills seven children and leaves two other people in a critical condition.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 70 bodies are found dumped near Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, after it was recaptured from Boko Haram by troops from Niger and Chad.
BBC News – Africa

The Thunder has faced relentless adversity this season.
Oklahoma City Thunder

TSB – the bank formerly owned by Lloyds – has agreed to a £1.7bn takeover by Spanish bank Sabadell.
BBC News – Business

Suicide bombers have blown themselves up at two mosques in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 46 people and wounding 100 others, medics say.
BBC News – Middle East

A Mexican-American man convicted for the 1992 murder of his sister and brother-in-law is freed after a court rules he confessed under torture.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece has agreed to provide a new economic reform plan to secure the additional bailout funds required to prevent bankruptcy, EU leaders say.
BBC News – Europe

Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years, with large areas plunging into deep shadow.
BBC News – UK