Gang robs $10m in record Chile theft
Eight gunmen in Chile steal more than $ 10m (£6.2m) from an armoured van carrying cash to Santiago airport in the biggest robbery in the country’s history. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Kenya ‘at high risk’ of deadly Ebola
The World Health Organization classifies Kenya as a high-risk country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. BBC News – Africa
US actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89
Lauren Bacall, one of Hollywood’s biggest post-war stars, has died at home in New York after a career spanning seven decades. BBC News – US & Canada
Cameron: UK ‘role’ in Iraq rescue bid
Britain will “play a role” in an international mission to rescue Yazidi refugees who have fled Islamic extremists in Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron says. BBC News – UK
EDF shuts two nuclear power stations
Electricity company EDF temporarily shuts down two of its nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool. BBC News – Business
Obama lauds Iraq’s ‘promising step’
US President Barack Obama says the nomination of Haider al-Abadi as Iraq’s prime minister-designate is a “promising step forward”. BBC News – Middle East