UN ‘may need 10,000 troops in CAR’
The United Nations believes at least 10,000 troops are needed in any force sent to end unrest in Central African Republic, France’s UN envoy says. BBC News – Africa
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Brazil probes police unrest shooting
Authorities in Brazil launch an inquiry into the weekend shooting by police of a man following a protest in Sao Paulo against this year’s World Cup. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
‘Impasse’ on Syria power transfer
The Syrian peace talks in Geneva are deadlocked over the divisive issue of transferring power to a transitional government, sources say. BBC News – Middle East
Hardware ‘root of Lloyds’ shutdown’
A hardware failure was the cause of the shutdown of some Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and TSB cash machines and debit cards on Sunday. BBC News – Business
US strike ‘targets al-Shabab chief’
The Pentagon says the US has carried out a missile strike in Somalia against a suspected militant leader with ties to al-Qaeda and al-Shabab. BBC News – Africa
Google calls for new NSA reforms
President Obama’s NSA reforms do not go far enough, a senior Google executive tells the BBC, as Edward Snowden accuses the agency of “industrial espionage”. BBC News – US & Canada