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Two firefighters are killed and 13 injured in the US city of Boston in a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed a three-storey residential building.
BBC News – US & Canada

African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will treat the anti-balaka militia as enemy combatants from now, their commander says.
BBC News – Africa

The government announces it will sell 7.5% of Lloyds Banking Group after it was advised to sell more of its shares.
BBC News – Business

The Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader and 682 others stand trial at a court in central Egypt, a day after it sentenced 528 people to death.
BBC News – Middle East

The electoral court in El Salvador dismisses allegations of fraud during the country’s presidential elections levelled by the opposition party.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Ukrainian ultra-nationalist leader is shot dead in western Ukraine, in what officials describe as a special forces operation.
BBC News – Europe

Former Co-op Bank chief Paul Flowers speaks of his “hellish” personal ordeal after being arrested over drug claims and the government pressure he faced over the bank’s aborted Lloyds takeover.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama calls on Americans to pray for the victims of a Washington mudslide as the death toll, already at 14, is expected to rise.
BBC News – US & Canada

Guinea bans the sale and consumption of bats to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus as the number of victims rises to 62.
BBC News – Africa

The Co-op Bank plans to raise another £400m by issuing new shares following the discovery of additional costs related to past misconduct and poor documentation.
BBC News – Business

Turkey shoots down a Syrian military jet it says violated its airspace, but Damascus condemns what it calls “blatant aggression”.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s attorney general, Luisa Ortega Diaz, says 60 cases of alleged human rights abuses during recent street protests are being investigated.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian troops seize control of a Crimean naval base at Feodosia, the third such attack in 48 hours, Ukrainian officials tell the BBC.
BBC News – Europe

Fraud is costing the NHS £5bn a year, with a further £2bn lost to financial errors, the former head of its anti-fraud section tells BBC Panorama.
BBC News – UK

Rescuers searching the area of Saturday’s massive mudslide in the US state of Washington find eight bodies, with a number of people still missing.
BBC News – US & Canada

Four people are killed and a number are injured when gunmen open fire in a church near the Kenyan city of Mombasa, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

People struggling with debt are being talked into expensive repayment plans that offer poor value for money, says the financial services watchdog.
BBC News – Business

Israeli security forces shoot dead at least three Palestinians during an arrest operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
BBC News – Middle East

Two people have died from gunshot wounds during protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government, eyewitnesses say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean