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The European Space Agency says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth, seven months after it lost power.
BBC News – Europe

A West Yorkshire teenager is believed to have become Britain’s youngest ever suicide bomber after reportedly blowing himself up in Iraq.
BBC News – UK

A man suspected of attacking the Dallas police HQ before later being shot dead by police had “snapped” under personal pressures, his father says.
BBC News – US & Canada

A senior Islamist leader who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a US air strike, Libyan officials say.
BBC News – Africa

A national rollout of smart meters needs to be run by someone outside of government, said the company promoting the project.
BBC News – Business

An Israeli military investigation clears its forces of wrongdoing over the deaths of four Palestinian boys in an attack in Gaza during the 2014 war.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombian Farc rebels kill three policemen and leave half a million people without power in two attacks that came amid continuing peace talks.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Shares in Europe and the US fall amid reports that senior EU officials have discussed a Greek default for the first time.
BBC News – Europe

Prince George joins his family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a flypast of the Red Arrows in honour of the Queen’s official birthday.
BBC News – UK

A gunman opens fire on the police headquarters in the US city of Dallas, before fleeing the scene in what appeared to be an armoured vehicle.
BBC News – US & Canada

Madagascar’s constitutional court throws out parliament’s bid to dismiss President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
BBC News – Africa

The new captain at the helm of the Thunder’s locker room will have a transition to go through this summer and fall, but when it’s time to
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Britain’s Rail regulator is to investigate Network Rail’s performance accusing the company of delivering poor punctuality and reliability on some of its busiest commuter routes.
BBC News – Business

The US spends $ 9m a day on the war against Islamic State and the cost of the bombing campaign in total is more than $ 2.7bn, says Pentagon.
BBC News – Middle East

Paraguay ends diplomatic immunity for the offices of South America’s Conmebol football association, with top officials facing US corruption charges.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

French prosecutors announce a preliminary investigation into whether manslaughter charges should be brought over the Germanwings plane crash.
BBC News – Europe

South Yorkshire Police will not be investigated over its handling of violent clashes between miners and officers at Orgreave coking plant in 1984, the police watchdog says.
BBC News – UK

A policeman who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, should be charged with murder, a judge has ruled.
BBC News – US & Canada

The South African recipient of the world’s first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

Often times, volunteering can be a therapeutic experience – especially when a day of volunteering is spent with our furry, four-legged fr
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