US helicopter crashes off Japan
Seven crew members are injured after a US military helicopter crashes off the Japanese island of Okinawa, where the US has military bases. BBC News – US & Canada
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Google creates Alphabet company
Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc. BBC News – Business
PKK leader says Turkey protecting IS
Cemil Bayik, the man currently leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, tells the BBC he believes Turkey is trying to protect the Islamic State group. BBC News – Middle East
Argentina: Scioli ahead in primaries
Early results in Argentina’s primary polls suggest Daniel Scioli of the governing Front for Victory coalition has won a comfortable majority BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Turkey hit by series of attacks
Six members of the Turkish security forces are killed in bomb and gun attacks in the country’s south-east and the city of Istanbul. BBC News – Europe
Tax credit plan ‘could hit Britons’
Thousands of young British people could miss out on tax credits and housing benefits under new government plans, BBC News learns. BBC News – UK