Two firefighters killed in Boston
Two firefighters are killed and 13 injured in the US city of Boston in a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed a three-storey residential building. BBC News – US & Canada
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AU brands CAR militia an ‘enemy’
African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will treat the anti-balaka militia as enemy combatants from now, their commander says. BBC News – Africa
Brotherhood leader on trial in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader and 682 others stand trial at a court in central Egypt, a day after it sentenced 528 people to death. BBC News – Middle East
Treasury to sell more Lloyds shares
The government announces it will sell 7.5% of Lloyds Banking Group after it was advised to sell more of its shares. BBC News – Business
Salvadorean court rejects poll appeal
The electoral court in El Salvador dismisses allegations of fraud during the country’s presidential elections levelled by the opposition party. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Ukraine far-right leader killed
A Ukrainian ultra-nationalist leader is shot dead in western Ukraine, in what officials describe as a special forces operation. BBC News – Europe