‘Al-Qaeda deaths’ in Yemen battle
Yemeni security forces kill 37 suspected al-Qaeda militants in an offensive in the country’s south, the defence ministry says. BBC News – Middle East
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Baltacha dies of liver cancer, aged 30
Former British number one tennis player Elena Baltacha dies of liver cancer at the age of 30. BBC News – UK
US acrobats injured in circus fall
Eleven people have been injured, one critically, after female acrobats fell from an aerial platform at a circus in the US state of Rhode Island. BBC News – US & Canada
Pistorius murder trial set to resume
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial resumes on Monday after a two-week break, with his defence team continuing its case. BBC News – Africa
Pro-Russian anger at Odessa deaths
Pro-Russian sympathisers voice anger at the torching of a trade union building in the Ukrainian coastal city of Odessa where dozens died. BBC News – Europe
Honduras children ‘killed by gangs’
Authorities in Honduras are investigating the deaths of at least seven children who may have been murdered after refusing to join criminal gangs. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean