‘Russia & Qatar may lose World Cups’
Russia and Qatar could lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively if evidence emerges of bribery, says a Fifa official. BBC News – Middle East
Craig Taylor
Mexico votes in mid-term elections
Mexico goes to the polls in mid-term elections, which come after a campaign of violence and protests. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Turkey ruling AKP loses majority
Turkey’s ruling AK party has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years, but remains the largest party. BBC News – Europe
More UK personnel join anti-IS fight
The UK is to send an extra 125 military trainers to Iraq to help in the fight against Islamic State, PM David Cameron announces at the G7 summit. BBC News – UK
US jail break is ‘crisis situation’
The escape of two murderers from a maximum security jail in New York is described as a “crisis situation” by the state’s governor. BBC News – US & Canada
Documents ‘show Fifa bribe payments’
A BBC investigation sees evidence showing what happened to the $ 10m sent from Fifa on behalf of South Africa to accounts controlled by former vice-president Jack Warner. BBC News – Africa