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Hezbollah commander Mustafa Amine Badreddine killed 13 May 2016 From the section Middle East Image copyright AFP/Hezbollah media office Image caption Mustafa Amine Badreddine is believed to have been Hezbollah's second most senior official A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in Syria, the Lebanon-based Shia militant organisation says. Mustafa Amine …

Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN Security Council 14 May 2016 From the section Africa Image copyright Boko Haram video Image caption Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to Islamic State and often displays its trademark black flag The UN Security Council has said it is alarmed by ties between Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and the Islamic State (IS) group.…

EU referendum: Remain and Leave intensify push for votes 14 May 2016 From the section EU Referendum Image caption There is less than six weeks to go until the in-out referendum The EU referendum campaign is to step up a gear as campaigners from both sides of the debate hit the streets this weekend to try to win over voters. PM David Cameron and Labour's Jeremy Corbyn will separately make their case for …

Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections 14 May 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption America's prisons have found it increasingly difficult in recent years to obtain the drugs needed to carry out executions It has emerged that the largest US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently took steps to…

Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court 11 May 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Media captionProtesters gathered across Brazil ahead of a vote to decide whether President Dilma Rousseff will be placed on trial for impeachmentBrazil's President Dilma Rousseff has asked the Supreme Court to block impeachment proceedings against her - in a final attempt to stop the process hours before a crucial Senate vote. Ms Rousseff's lawyers alleged bias and irregularities. Similar attempts…

BBC charter renewal: Government to set out 'major overhaul' 12 May 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Plans for a "major overhaul" of how the BBC is run are expected to be unveiled in a government White Paper later. The trust governing the BBC is expected to be abolished, and a new board set up to run day-to-day matters, while Ofcom will become its external regulator. Ministers will say that the licence fee will continue for at least 11 years and in future vi…

Anti-corruption summit: Cameron announces UK property rule changes 12 May 2016 From the section Business Image copyright PA Image caption The summit has been overshadowed by comments that David Cameron made about Nigeria Foreign firms that own property in the UK will have to declare their assets publicly in a bid to stamp out money-laundering, the government …

Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal 11 May 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP Image caption Volkan Bozkir (left) was speaking after meeting senior members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg The Turkish minister for European Union affairs has told the BBC he is losing hope of getting a deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe…

Sats test 'leaked by rogue marker' 10 May 2016 From the section Education & Family Image copyright PA Image caption Some parents in England kept their children out of school on Tuesday in protest against tests A grammar, punctuation and spelling test due to be taken by 600,000 children aged 10 and 11 in England was leaked online - with the Department for …

Northern Ireland terror threat level raised in Great Britain 11 May 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Prison officer Adrian Ismay died after a booby-trap bomb attack in east Belfast in March The threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Great Britain has gone up from moderate to substantial. It means an attack in …

David Cameron calls Nigeria and Afghanistan 'fantastically corrupt' 10 May 2016 From the section UK Politics Media captionDavid Cameron on 'fantastically corrupt' countries attending a UK anti-corruption summitDavid Cameron has described Nigeria and Afghanistan as "fantastically corrupt" in a conversation with the Queen. The PM was talking about this week's anti-corruption summit in London. "We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly…

IS conflict: Car bombing at Baghdad market kills dozens 11 May 2016 From the section Middle East A car bomb at a crowded market in northern Baghdad has killed at least 64 people and wounded 87 others, Iraqi police and medical sources say. It happened at the Shia district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed it was behind the attack, which it said had targeted Shia militiamen. The Sunni group, which controls swathes of northern…

Queen overheard calling Chinese officials 'very rude' 11 May 2016 From the section UK Media captionThe Queen discusses the Chinese state visit with Commander Lucy D'OrsiThe Queen has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were "very rude" during last year's state visit by President Xi Jinping. She was discussing their treatment of Britain's ambassador to China with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Wednesday. The invitation to President Xi was part of the government's p…

Bernie Sanders beats Clinton in West Virginia primary 11 May 2016 From the section US Election 2016 Image copyright Reuters Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project. The Vermont senator still trails Hillary Clinton in the overall contest for delegates but this win keeps his slim hopes alive. In the Republican race, Donald Trump was declared the w…

President Obama to visit Hiroshima 10 May 2016 From the section Asia President Obama to visit Hiroshima - first serving president to go to Japanese city hit by 1945 US nuclear attack This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this h…