Bahrain country profile
Provides an overview of Bahrain, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state which has become a financial services centre BBC News – Middle East
Craig Taylor
UK car pollution checks dropped in 2011
A programme to double-check if older cars are breaking pollution laws was dropped by the government five years ago, the BBC can reveal. BBC News – Business
Multiple arrests over Europe IS plots
Ten people are arrested in Belgium, France and Germany as police intensify their efforts following Tuesday’s deadly terror attacks in Brussels. BBC News – Europe
Petrobras posts $10bn quarterly loss
Brazil’s Petrobras, which is at the centre of a major corruption scandal, posts its biggest ever quarterly loss due to the plunge in oil prices. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Briton confirmed dead in Brussels attacks
A Briton who was missing in Brussels since Tuesday’s bomb attacks in the Belgian capital is confirmed as dead by the Foreign Office. BBC News – UK
VIDEO: Driver survives fall from rooftop car park
Baltimore County officials have released security camera footage showing the moment a car fell from the fourth floor of a parking garage. BBC News – US & Canada