Craig Taylor

Three men arrested earlier this month are set to appear in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism.
BBC News – UK

Another metre of snow is expected in parts of north-eastern US, after a massive snowstorm killed at least seven people in New York state on Wednesday.
BBC News – US & Canada

A renewed conscription drive in Eritrea has led to a sharp increase in the number of youths fleeing to Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

DENVER – On the second night of a back-to-back at high elevation, the Thunder was staring down a 16-point deficit
Oklahoma City Thunder

SALT LAKE CITY – The Thunder made the first punch, but when the Utah Jazz made a counter-punch, it was too much to
Oklahoma City Thunder

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is fined $ 315m for watering down a report about its transactions with sanctioned countries.
BBC News – Business

PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to win a “battle for Jerusalem” as the Israeli death toll in a Palestinian attack on a synagogue rises to five.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia’s Farc rebels issue a statement defending the kidnap of an army general and his two companions during peace negotiations.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia is seeking guarantees from Nato that Ukraine will not be allowed to join and that the alliance will stay away from its borders.
BBC News – Europe

Vulnerable children in England are at risk of sexual exploitation because of failings by councils, the education watchdog warns.
BBC News – UK

The US Senate narrowly fails to pass a bill approving the controversial Canada-to-US Keystone XL oil pipeline.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ivory Coast’s defence minister orders soldiers to return to barracks after they stage protests in at least two cities to demand unpaid allowances.
BBC News – Africa

On October 27, Russell Westbrook walked through the halls of North Highland Elementary School in Oklahoma City, ducked through a door fra
Oklahoma City Thunder

Authorities in Brussels have charged HSBC’s private banking arm, which is based in Switzerland, with assisting wealthy Belgians – including diamond dealers – in avoiding taxes.
BBC News – Business

Investigators try to identify suspected Western jihadists in an Islamic State video that shows the murder of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
BBC News – Middle East

The Colombian President‎ Juan Manuel Santos suspends peace talks with the Farc rebel group after the apparent kidnapping of an army general.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The 25th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s Velvet Revolution is marked by angry protests, with eggs thrown at President Milos Zeman.
BBC News – Europe

Officials confirm a case of bird flu at a duck breeding farm in East Yorkshire, but say the risk to public health is very low.
BBC News – UK

A surgeon from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola in the US has died, a Nebraska hospital announces.
BBC News – US & Canada

One of northern Nigeria’s most influential Muslim leaders, the Emir of Kano, calls on people to defend themselves against Boko Haram militants.
BBC News – Africa