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A huge leak of confidential documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A suspected money laundering ring run by close associates of Vladimir Putin has been uncovered in a leak of confidential documents.
BBC News – Europe

Union leaders will meet to discuss the steel industry crisis later as efforts continue to save thousands of jobs.
BBC News – UK

Law firm Mossack Fonseca says it does everything to ensure the offshore companies it sets up are not used for illicit purposes. But documents seen by the BBC show that isn’t always true.
BBC News – US & Canada

The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, has been arrested in Nigeria, authorities there say.
BBC News – Africa

HOUSTON — Back in January, Brooke Wolcott and her parents bought tickets to Sunday afternoon’s Thunder game in Houston
Oklahoma City Thunder

The first step toward making 2016 a better season than the last will be taken by the White Sox and Athletics on Monday night, when the two American League clubs meet on Opening Day at the Coliseum.
OAK Homepage News

HOUSTON – All season long, Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan has utilized all the avenues at his disposal to develop the
Oklahoma City Thunder

Many people are still confused about changes to the state pension which come into force next week, the consumer group Which? warns.
BBC News – Business

Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing about 40 bodies in the city of Palmyra following its recapture from IS group, state news agency Sana reports.
BBC News – Middle East

The Colombian government says it does not know how many kidnap victims ELN rebels are still holding as the two sides agree to formal peace talks.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

There is growing concern over a lack of preparation for the plan to send migrants back from Greece to Turkey, two days before it goes into effect.
BBC News – Europe

The UK government says China’s decision to impose new tariffs on some imports from the EU will not have much impact on the British steel industry.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama tells a nuclear summit in the US that the threat of a nuclear terrorist attack persists and the world must be resolute in foiling it.
BBC News – US & Canada

South African anti-apartheid activist calls on President Zuma to resign following scandal over improper spending at his private home.
BBC News – Africa

In a game that bore an uncanny resemblance to Thursday’s, the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Oakland A’s, 3-0, on Friday as the exhibition Bay Bridge Series continued.
OAK Homepage News

On the backside of the Boys & Girls Club in Oklahoma City sits a concrete playground for four square, wall ball and all types of game
Oklahoma City Thunder

Rare is the day that Sonny Gray is off his game, and even when he is, he’s usually still on. That’s because Oakland’s ace has a knack for making up pitches, the unique ability to make a baseball do whatever he so […]

Oil prices are back under $ 40 a barrel after Saudi Arabia says it will freeze production only if Iran and other major producers do the same.
BBC News – Business

Turkey has forced thousands of refugees to return to Syria in breach of international law, a new report by Amnesty International says.
BBC News – Middle East