Serial killer jailed for 37 years
Serial killer and sex offender Angus Sinclair is jailed for a minimum of 37 years for the 1977 World’s End murders of Helen Scott and Christine Eadie. BBC News – UK
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House passes Keystone pipeline bill
The US House of Representatives passes a bill to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, and it will now go to a vote in the Senate. BBC News – US & Canada
Boko Haram militants ‘seize Chibok’
Boko Haram militants seize Chibok, the north-eastern Nigerian town from which they abducted more than 200 schoolgirls this year, residents say. BBC News – Africa
Asda sales fall as ‘shockwave’ hits
Sales at Asda fall, hit by what the retailer calls ‘a shockwave’ in the supermarket sector, but retailer retains market share. BBC News – Business
‘Russian body trucks’ in Ukraine
Vehicles apparently used to transport soldiers killed in action have been seen crossing the Russia-Ukraine border, European monitors say. BBC News – Europe
Mexico state congress attacked
Demonstrators attack the Guerrero state congress building in south-west Mexico, in new protests over the case of 43 missing students. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean