State of emergency imposed in Sinai
Egypt declares a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after two attacks there killed at least 31 soldiers. BBC News – Middle East
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Life terms for Argentina jail crimes
An Argentine ex-police chief and ex-interior minister are among 15 people given life sentences for involvement in a torture centre in the 1970s. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Russia ‘helped Yanukovych to flee’
Vladimir Putin says for the first time that Russia helped Ukraine’s ex-President Viktor Yanukovych to flee after he was ousted in February. BBC News – Europe
Cost of driving licence to be cut
The cost of getting a driving licence is being cut following a recent public consultation, the government says. BBC News – UK
‘Many exposed’ to Mali Ebola girl
Health officials fear many people have been exposed to Mali’s first Ebola victim, a girl who showed symptoms while travelling and has since died. BBC News – Africa
Two US Ebola nurses free of virus
Two nurses infected with Ebola while treating a patient in Dallas are declared free of the deadly virus, a day after the first infection in New York. BBC News – US & Canada