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Kenya

Kenya attack: At least 147 dead; Garissa campus now secure

Kenyan officials say the death toll in the Garissa University attack has risen to at least 147, but the operation to secure the campus is over.

Egypt

Arab League agrees to form coalition to counter militant threat in region

Could Saudi ground troops be making their way to Yemen? Images emerge purporting to show a convoy making its way to the border, as Arab leaders agree to join forces to fight hardline militants in the

Italy

Amanda Knox: 'Joy' as murder conviction overturned

Amanda Knox describes joy as her conviction for the 2007 murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher.

France

Germanwings crash: Andreas Lubitz 'received treatment for depression'

The co-pilot believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 9525 reportedly received psychiatric treatment for a 'serious depressive episode.'

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World News

And also: Some of the world's wilder stories you may have missed

From pet lions to vegan wine, 'straight' lemonade to a 'suicide song': we've put together some of the stories you may have missed from around the globe.

Greece

Austerity and reparations: Merkel and Tsipras agree to disagree

Tensions between Athens and Berlin may be high, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front

Afghanistan

Afghans demand justice for Farkhunda

Hundreds of Afghans have gathered in Kabul to protest against the brutal murder of a woman accused of burning the Qu’ran. Farkhunda, a religious

France

French regional vote: Polls suggest Front National has mediocre first round

Initial exit polls suggest Le Pen's Front National has had a disappointing first round in the French elections, while Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP looks set to triumph.

Tunisia

Tunisia: Third attacker involved in Bardo Museum shootings

Tunisia's president says police are hunting for a third aggressor following the deadly shootings in the capital's Bardo Museum.

Germany

Merkel, Nazis and the occupation of Greece: Der Spiegel sets Europe talking

How does Europe view Germany? Weekly magazine Der Spiegel delves into the Nazi occupation of Greece in its controversial response.

World News

'Death to America': Iran's Supreme Leader accuses the US of 'bullying'

Iran's Supreme Leader accuses the US of 'bullying' as the deadline looms for an agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Tunisia

Tunisia arrests over 20 suspected militants following Bardo shootings

In the wake of the deadly shootings at the Bardo Museum, a security crackdown in Tunisia sees more than 20 suspected militants arrested. Ten are thought to have been directly involved in the attack.

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Kurdish new year brings fresh calls for peace in Turkey

Renewed calls for peace in Turkey as the Kurdish new year rings in: jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan pushes for his fighters to disarm and end a decades-long war with government forces.

India

Reaching new heights: Parents in India scale walls to 'help students cheat'

Cheating in school exams in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has, quite literally, reached new heights. Videos have emerged of people scaling the

USA

Ferguson shootings: Debate on race relations reignites in US

Fifty years after the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, the debate on race relations in the US has flared up once again. A few dozen

USA

Ferguson: Police officers conscious, but mixed reports on location of shooter

The debate on race relations reignites: two US officers are shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigns over claims of widespread racial bias within the force.

USA

USA: two police officers shot in Ferguson, both conscious

Two police officers have been shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as protesters dispersed from a protest near a police station.

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Drawing the line: Four famous copyright feuds

Thicke and Williams are the latest in a line of musicians to be accused of plagiarism. But who preceded them? And were they any more successful in their legal battles?

Nigeria

Nigeria announces further victories in fight against Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military says coalition forces have almost entirely recaptured the former Boko Haram stronghold of Yobe State, in the northeast of the

USA

Blurred Lines, but a clear-cut verdict: Marvin Gaye's estate awarded 7.4 million dollars

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lose plagiarism case as LA judge rules parts of 'Blurred Lines' were lifted from Marvin Gaye hit 'Got To Give It Up.'

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