Turkey attacks: Blasts targeting police and soldiers kill at least 12
At least 12 people are killed and 219 wounded in bomb attacks on police stations and a military vehicle in eastern Turkey. BBC News – Europe
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Mexico commission finds police executed 22 in Michoacan
Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission said 22 people were executed by federal police in the western state of Michoacan last year. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers not robbed – police chief
Four US Olympic swimmers who said they had been robbed in Rio de Janeiro were not victims of crime, the head of the city’s civil police has said. BBC News – US & Canada
South Sudan conflict: Sacked VP Riek Machar goes into exile
The sacked vice-president of South Sudan leaves the country, weeks after deadly clashes between his troops and government forces in the capital. BBC News – Africa
UK jobless total falls to 1.64 million
UK unemployment fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million between April and June in the run-up to the Brexit vote, official figures indicate. BBC News – Business
US police catch Cuban fugitive known as The Ghost after 26 years on the run
A Cuban fugitive is arrested after 26 years on the run, following a string of jewellery robberies in the Florida city of Miami. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean