US aid worker threatened in IS video
A man described as an American aid worker has appeared in an Islamic State video in which he has his life threatened by a masked militant. BBC News – US & Canada
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Briton Alan Henning ‘killed by IS’
A video purporting to show the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning is released by Islamic State militants. BBC News – UK
UN troops killed in Mali ambush
Nine UN peacekeepers in Mali are killed after their convoy was ambushed in the north-east, the deadliest attack on the force so far, the UN says. BBC News – Africa
Morrisons pins hopes on loyalty card
Morrisons has announced a new loyalty card scheme in an effort to seize back the initiative in the supermarket wars. BBC News – Business
Venezuelan lawmaker Serra shot dead
A young politician with Venezuela’s governing PSUV party, Robert Serra, is found shot dead at his home in Caracas alongside his partner. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
UN accuses IS of ‘gross abuses’
A “staggering array” of rights abuses has been committed in Iraq by Islamic State militants over a nine-week period, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East