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Spanish police arrest a Colombian man accused of performing more than 100 forced abortions on women fighters with the Farc rebel group.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The climate deal reached in Paris is “the best chance we have to save the one planet we have”, US President Barack Obama says.
BBC News – Europe

Downing Street insists that David Cameron will continue with demands for a curb on in-work benefits for EU migrants in the UK, despite reports to the contrary.
BBC News – UK

A Saudi prince trades insults with US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump in the wake of Mr Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

Eighty-seven people were killed in violence that broke out after coordinated attacks on military sites in Burundi on Friday, the army says.
BBC News – Africa

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The weakest link of a disappointing 2015 A’s club has quickly transformed into a formidable force. With prominent bullpen additions, among them Ryan Madson and John Axford on multiyear deals that were made […]

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Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic fell on Friday and oil sank further as fears about global oversupply mounted.
BBC News – Business

President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian military to take “extremely tough” action against any threat to its forces in Syria.
BBC News – Middle East

Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta is shot dead while on holiday in his hometown on the Caribbean coast.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Taliban militants attack a foreign guesthouse in Kabul’s embassy district, killing at least one Spanish police officer.
BBC News – Europe

A man dies after being shot by police in north London who were thwarting a suspected plot to free a prisoner from custody.
BBC News – UK

Canadian authorities charge a man with second-degree murder in the death of Tina Fontaine, one of many women found dead in Winnipeg’s Red River.
BBC News – US & Canada

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe warns the country’s security services not to get involved in politics, as the debate over his succession continues.
BBC News – Africa

Oakland completed a pair of trades for three Minor League pitchers and continued its progress in bolstering the bullpen with the signing of John Axford.
OAK Homepage News

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The chairman of embattled carmaker Volkswagen says a chain of errors led to the emissions scandal and that its top priority is winning back trust.
BBC News – Business

Syrian rebels begin evacuating from the last suburb they hold in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached with the government.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner leaves the presidency but refuses to attend the inauguration of her successor, Mauricio Macri, over a row over protocol.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean