Israel’s Olmert convicted of bribery
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in a bribery trial in a case which forced him to resign to office in 2008. BBC News – Middle East
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Network Rail plans £38bn investment
The operator of Britain’s train tracks and stations, Network Rail, announces a five-year plan to invest £38bn in rail infrastructure. BBC News – Business
Prisoners die in Nigeria ‘revolt’
Nigeria’s secret police says 21 people have been killed in an attempted jailbreak by detainees at its headquarters in the capital Abuja. BBC News – Africa
Albuquerque rally at police killings
Protesters confront riot officers in Albuquerque during a march against a spate of police shootings. BBC News – US & Canada
New inquests to probe fans’ deaths
New inquests are to begin later into the deaths of 96 men, women and children in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. BBC News – UK
Soldiers killed by Lebanon car bomb
A suicide car bomber attacks a Lebanese army checkpoint near the Syrian border, killing three soldiers and wounding four others, reports say. BBC News – Middle East