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Education and welfare are expected to feature heavily when the Scottish first minister unveils her new Programme for Government.
BBC News – UK

White supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross is found guilty of murdering three people at two Jewish sites in Kansas City last year.
BBC News – US & Canada

A hurricane, with winds of up to 140km/h (85mph) hits the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa, for the first time since 1892.
BBC News – Africa

The abuse of tipping by restaurants is to be the subject of an investigation launched by Business Secretary Sajid Javid.
BBC News – Business

An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition backing pro-government forces in Yemen kills 31 people in the northern province of Hajjah.
BBC News – Middle East

Usain Bolt wins his 11th World Championship title with gold in the 4x100m relay in Beijing, but Great Britain fail to finish.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Three Syrian children and their families disappear from an Austrian hospital where they were treated after being rescued from an overcrowded minivan.
BBC News – Europe

Tony Blair tells Labour party members to come to their senses and reject the “Alice in Wonderland” politics of Jeremy Corbyn.
BBC News – UK

Commemorations take place in New Orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the US city.
BBC News – US & Canada

Italian energy group Eni says it has found one of the world’s largest natural gas fields off Egypt’s coast.
BBC News – Africa

HSBC says it has processed “99%” of payments affected by an IT glitch, with the remainder due to be completed overnight.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi orders officials to open up to civilians the heavily fortified area of Baghdad known as the Green Zone.
BBC News – Middle East

Tropical Storm Erika leaves at least 20 dead on the Caribbean island of Dominica, with the devastation setting it back 20 years, its PM says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The UN says “much more is required” to prevent fatalities among migrants fleeing to Europe, after hundreds are reported dead in recent days.
BBC News – Europe

Home Secretary Theresa May joins other European ministers for emergency talks in Paris following last week’s foiled gun attack on a French train.
BBC News – UK

Former US President George Bush returns to New Orleans 10 years on since Hurricane Katrina, a crisis his administration was criticised for over its slow response.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN warns warring sides in South Sudan they face an arms embargo and sanctions if they do not honour a truce due to come into force on Saturday.
BBC News – Africa

Shares rise and oil prices jump 10% after revised figures show the US economy grew by far more than previously thought between April and June.
BBC News – Business

A British man described as a “top cyber jihadist” has been killed in a military drone strike in Syria, US officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela announces it will keep a crucial border crossing with Colombia closed despite a “productive” meeting between their foreign ministers.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean