Kerry in north Iraq as crisis rages
The US secretary of state is in northern Iraq holding talks with Kurdish leaders, as Sunni rebels claim a key oil refinery has fallen to them. BBC News – Middle East
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Andy Coulson guilty of phone hacking
The PM’s ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson is found guilty of conspiring to hack phones, while former News International boss Rebekah Brooks is cleared at the Old Bailey BBC News – UK
Mormons oust ‘women priest’ backer
The Mormon Church has excommunicated a prominent backer of the ordination of women priests for contravening official doctrine, her supporters say. BBC News – US & Canada
Militants ‘seize women’ in Nigeria
More than 60 women and children have been abducted in northern Nigeria by suspected militant Islamists, residents and officials say. BBC News – Africa
Alstom board votes to accepts GE bid
The board of French rail and energy group Alstom votes to accept a $ 17bn offer from General Electric, in what could be GE’s biggest ever acquisition. BBC News – Business
Argentina ad rebukes ‘vulture funds’
The Argentine government publishes an advert in US newspapers denouncing the recent US Supreme Court ruling in favour of hedge fund investors holding its defaulted bonds. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean