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The strike on a vehicle prevented another suicide bombing by Islamic State, military officials say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home.
BBC News – Africa

Dorchester in Brief
Dorchester is an ancient market town and civil parish in Dorset, south-west England. Also the county town, it’s located 20 miles (32 km) west of Poole and 7 miles (11 km) north of Weymouth. It […]

The retailer no longer sells men’s suits at more than half of its large stores as tastes turn casual.
BBC News – Business

Pro-government forces say Houthi rebels targeted the base with missiles and armed drones.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s right-wing president is trying to rally support ahead of next year’s election.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.
BBC News – Europe

More planes are expected to touch down at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Sunday night.
BBC News – UK

The storm is bringing with it a potentially “catastrophic” storm surge of up to 4.8m, forecasters say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashes the women’s half marathon world record at the Antrim Coast event in Northern Ireland.
BBC News – Africa