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The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago.
BBC News – US & Canada

Militants freed an Australian woman kidnapped with her husband last month in Burkina Faso, where they provided health services.
BBC News – Africa

The overriding goal of the A’s offseason was to restore order to a bullpen that arguably cost the club more than a dozen victories in a last-place 2015 campaign.
OAK Homepage News

The blurred region that Telstar Elementary covers is unique in that some students ride their horses past the school, while others come fr
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s starting staff includes one of baseball’s best arms in Sonny Gray, a true ace expected to carry the club on Opening Day and beyond. Who, exactly, follows him in line, though, remains uncertain.
OAK Homepage News

The US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, helping to push the country’s unemployment rate down to 4.9%, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

Some 15,000 Syrians are massed at the Turkish border after fleeing a government offensive in Aleppo, the UN and Turkey say.
BBC News – Middle East

Active Zika virus has been detected in the saliva and urine of patients, Brazilian scientists say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pope Francis is to hold a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russian Orthodox Church, in Cuba.
BBC News – Europe

The UK foreign secretary brands as “ridiculous” a UN panel’s ruling that Julian Assange be allowed to go free, but the Wikileaks founder demands the decision be respected.
BBC News – UK

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash sharply over Wall Street and foreign policy in their first head-to-head TV debate.
BBC News – US & Canada

Islamist militant group al-Shabab retakes Somalia’s port city of Merca after African Union troops left, making it the biggest town under their control.
BBC News – Africa

With only two games in a seven day span, the Thunder has a chance to catch its breath after the month of January, like a sprinter who jus
Oklahoma City Thunder

Oakland ace Sonny Gray is featured briefly in a Comcast Xfinity commercial set to air during the 3:30 p.m. PT matchup between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, further validating his rise on the national […]

In the highest pressure moment an NBA team can face, there was serenity and trust extending from the floor to the bench.
Oklahoma City Thunder

A leading market figure tells the BBC the governor of the Bank of England has confused markets by suggesting interest rates may rise – and then rowing back.
BBC News – Business

World leaders will gather for a donor conference in London in an attempt to raise billions for those affected by the war in Syria.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Royal Dutch Shell confirms it will cut 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years.
BBC News – Europe

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he will turn himself over to UK police if a UN panel rules he has not been unlawfully detained on Friday.
BBC News – UK