Man ‘planned to kill US soldiers’
An Ohio man who travelled to Syria to fight with al Nusrah Front has been charged over alleged plans to carry out a terror attack in the US. BBC News – US & Canada
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UN urges action to save migrants
The UN says not enough is being done to save the lives of migrants in the Mediterranean, with 400 feared drowned after their boat capsized. BBC News – Middle East
Greece in new credit rating downgrade
S&P downgrades Greece’s credit rating saying it expects its financial commitments will be “unsustainable”. BBC News – Business
Sight of rescuers ‘led to capsize’
A shipwreck in which about 400 migrants are feared dead off Libya was caused by excitement at the arrival of rescue ship, survivors say. BBC News – Europe
Brazil’s ruling party treasurer held
The treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers Party, Joao Vaccari, is arrested in connection with a massive corruption scandal at oil giant Petrobras. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Remains found in missing student hunt
Police investigating the disappearance of Irish student, Karen Buckley, say they have found human remains at a farm in north Glasgow. BBC News – UK