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Two blasts have rocked the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, with casualties reported, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

The first week of training camp, filled with a number of two-a-days and hours spent at the practice facility, can be a grind.
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Government advisor and former chief executive of B&Q says George Osborne’s plan for living wage should be re-assessed in two years – once we understand its impact on business
BBC News – Business

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations he is prepared to “immediately” resume peace talks with the Palestinians.
BBC News – Middle East

A week after a key deal on transitional justice was reached at peace talks, Colombia’s Farc rebels say they will halt their military training.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defends his country’s air strikes in Syria, saying they target the same militants as the US-led coalition.
BBC News – Europe

Volkswagen is suspending the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK as a result of the emissions scandal.
BBC News – UK

At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in the US state of Oregon, US media report.
BBC News – US & Canada

Gen Gilbert Diendere – the leader of last month’s short-lived coup in Burkina Faso – is now in the custody of the country’s security forces, sources say.
BBC News – Africa

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Sainsbury’s shares jump after the supermarket group says profits will be better than expected, despite another fall in like-for-like sales.
BBC News – Business

Sixteen Turkish construction workers kidnapped a month ago in the Iraqi capital Baghdad have been freed, Turkey’s prime minister says.
BBC News – Middle East

US President Barack Obama meets his Cuban counterpart in New York, the second time the two leaders meet face to face after announcing a thaw in relations.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia’s upper house of parliament votes to allow military deployments to Syria, paving the way for air strikes on Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Europe

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn rules out using Britain’s nuclear weapons if he were prime minister.
BBC News – UK

The US state of Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years despite a number of last-ditch appeals, including one by the Pope.
BBC News – US & Canada

Burkina Faso’s interim government says the army has retaken the barracks of the presidential guard that staged a coup earlier this month.
BBC News – Africa

The walls of the INTEGRIS Thunder Development Center pulsated for two-plus hours on Tuesday morning.
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Audi and Skoda say they have a total of 3.3 million cars fitted with the software that allowed parent company Volkswagen to cheat US emission tests.
BBC News – Business