Discoverer of Neptune’s rings dies
Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says. BBC News – Europe
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Dominican incumbent ‘ahead in polls’
Early results in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election give incumbent Danilo Medina a strong lead. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
IS suicide bombers hit Iraqi gas plant
Islamic State militants stage a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people are killed and 20 wounded. BBC News – Middle East
Old Trafford ‘bomb’ was training device
A suspicious item destroyed at Old Trafford on Sunday was a training device accidentally left behind by a private company. BBC News – UK
Canada phone app for wildfire victims
A smartphone app released by the Canadian province of Alberta will allow people who fled the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray to see satellite images of their homes. BBC News – US & Canada
Egypt jails 51 over islands protests
Egypt sentences 51 people to two years in prison for protesting against a decision last month to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. BBC News – Africa