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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race for US president – the first departure among a large field of Republican candidates.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least three people die after a bomb explodes at a camp in north-eastern Nigeria for people who have fled the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
BBC News – Africa

The shadow of Chesapeake Energy Arena nearly reaches the downtown building where John Rex Charter School stands.
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Supermarket chain Morrisons is to close 11 stores with the potential loss of 900 jobs as profits fall.
BBC News – Business

Despite the destruction of stockpiles, there is still strong evidence of the continuing use of chemical weapons in Syria, reports the BBC’s Ian Pannell.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil has lost its investment-grade credit rating following a downgrade by Standard & Poor’s to “junk” status.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city of Cizre since a military operation began there last week, Turkey’s interior ministry says.
BBC News – Europe

Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson steps aside and all but one of his party’s ministers resign as a result of the political crisis at Stormont.
BBC News – UK

A US official has told the BBC that there is growing belief within the US government that the so-called Islamic State is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria.
BBC News – US & Canada

Some 22 of the Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes are shown the videos at the start of the investigation, judicial sources tell the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

The sweltering summer sun lingered between clouds overhead of Lee Elementary School, not yet relenting to fall’s steady advances.
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Taxpayers trying to call HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can be kept waiting for more than three-quarters of an hour, Citizens Advice is claiming.
BBC News – Business

Syrian rebels linked to al-Qaeda seize key airbase in north-west province of Idlib after a long battle, state TV says.
BBC News – Middle East

A Guatemalan judge orders ex-president Otto Perez Molina to stand trial on corruption charges in a scandal that led to months of street protests.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Commission president urges EU nations to accept their share of 120,000 extra refugees, saying it is “time for concerted action”.
BBC News – Europe

Cheering crowds greet the Queen on the day she becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch, as David Cameron praises her “selfless sense of service”.
BBC News – UK

Hillary Clinton apologises for using a personal email account for official business whilst US secretary of state.
BBC News – US & Canada

Child mortality has fallen by more than 50% since 1990, a report by the World Health Organization and UN children’s organisation Unicef says.
BBC News – Africa

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Player wages eat up most of the money involved in international transfer deals during the past two years, according to new Fifa figures.
BBC News – Business