BP guilty of ‘gross negligence’
A US judge rules BP was “grossly negligent” and guilty of reckless conduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BBC News – Business
A US judge rules BP was “grossly negligent” and guilty of reckless conduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BBC News – Business
David Cameron says he will not rule out air strikes against Islamic State, which is holding a British hostage. BBC News – UK
Western countries prepare further sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine ahead of peace talks due to be held on Friday. BBC News – Europe
Torture is still rife in Mexico and routinely used to extract confessions, human rights organisation Amnesty International says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Television host Joan Rivers, best known for her acerbic wit, has died in New York, says her daughter, a week after suffering cardiac arrest during surgery on her vocal cords. BBC News – US & Canada
South Africa’s opposition leader Helen Zille is handed the “spy tapes” which she hopes will lead to corruption charges being reinstated against President Zuma. BBC News – Africa