US parties clash over prisoner deal
US parties clash over the deal to swap Guantanamo Bay detainees for a Taliban-held soldier, with Republicans warning it could put Americans at risk. BBC News – US & Canada
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Deadly blast strikes north Nigeria
At least 14 people are reported killed in an explosion targeting people watching football in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Mubi. BBC News – Africa
Aleppo barrel bomb toll nears 2,000
Almost 2,000 people have been killed by Syrian government air attacks in the northern city of Aleppo so far this year, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
House price growth at four-year high
House prices in England and Wales were 6.7% higher in April than a year earlier, the fastest pace of growth in four years, Land Registry figures show. BBC News – Business
Mother’s plea to PM over missing son
The mother of missing Briton Gareth Huntley calls on Prime Minister David Cameron to urge the Malaysian government to step up the search for her son. BBC News – UK
Turkey in heavy security clampdown
Some 25,000 police are reportedly deployed in Istanbul after Turkey’s PM warns youths to ignore protest calls on the anniversary of a deadly crackdown. BBC News – Europe