Teenage girl shot dead in London
Three youths are arrested after a teenage girl thought to be aged about 15 is shot dead in east London, the Metropolitan Police says. BBC News – UK
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Ukraine’s Crimea bases stormed
Russian troops storm a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea throwing stun grenades and firing guns in the air, as Moscow tightens its grip on the region. BBC News – Europe
‘Two killed’ in Venezuela protests
Two people have died from gunshot wounds during protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government, eyewitnesses say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Michigan gay-marriage ban quashed
Michigan becomes the latest US state in recent months to overturn a ban on gay marriage – in a case brought by two female nurses. BBC News – US & Canada
Ebola ’caused Guinea fever deaths’
The Ebola virus has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of fever now thought to have killed nearly 60 people in Guinea, officials say. BBC News – Africa
Russian shares fall over sanctions
Russian stock markets fell sharply on Friday as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine. BBC News – Business