Mayor ‘ordered attack on students’
The mayor of the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing last month, is wanted for allegedly ordering police to confront them. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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US-led Syria strikes ‘kill hundreds’
US-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have killed 553 people since September, including 464 IS fighters, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
Tesco shares slump on profits error
Tesco shares close 6.5% down after the retailer announced that profits were overstated by £263m, £13m more than the original estimate. BBC News – Business
NHS funds rise ‘tough but possible’
Increasing NHS spending in England by the £8bn health bosses warn will be needed by 2020 will be tough but possible, the health secretary says. BBC News – UK
Air chiefs quit over Total boss death
The chief executive of Russia’s Vnukovo airport and his deputy resign after a plane crash this week that killed the head of France’s Total, Christophe de Margerie. BBC News – Europe
Boko Haram ‘abducts more women’
Dozens of women and girls have been abducted from two villages in north-eastern Nigeria by suspected militants despite a reported truce, residents say. BBC News – Africa