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Syria

Syria: Civilians in 'acute danger' at Yarmouk refugee camp, warns UN

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the “desperate” plight of civilians trapped amid fierce fighting in the largely Palestinian Yarmouk

France

EU warned Germany over safety control 'before Germanwings crash'

It has been revealed that a European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority over safety enforcement – reportedly before the

Nigeria

'Phase one over' in Boko Haram battle, say Chad-Niger forces

African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic

Yemen

Casualties rise in Aden clashes as Saudi-led coalition pushes back Houthis

Nearly 200 people are said to have died in the fighting that has embroiled the southern Yemeni city of Aden for nine days. The figure comes from a

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Iran

Netanyahu says Iran must recognise Israel in nuclear deal

Israel has demanded that any final nuclear deal with Iran must include a commitment from Tehran recognising Israel’s right to exist. It follows the

France

Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz 'sped up' plane, say investigators

Analysts say a study of data from the second black box, recovered after last week's passenger plane crash in the French Alps, reveals co-pilot Andreas Lubitz manipulated the autopilot to reduce the ai

United Kingdom

No clear winner emerges from UK TV election debate

“No clear winner” was a common verdict after the main TV debate before Britain’s highly unpredictable general election on May 7. In an unusual

USA

Florida teen shoots dead 6-year-old brother and kills himself

In Florida a boy of six has been shot dead by his 13-year-old brother who then killed himself after an argument over food. The teenager also shot his

France

Germanwings pilot 'locked out' of cockpit - crash investigators

The New York Times and AFP quote investigators into the Germanwings crash as saying that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not get back in before the flight went down.

Yemen

Saudi Arabia-led coalition strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes in Yemen in a coalition with Gulf region allies. The military action is in response to an advance by Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi rebels who have surrounded Yemen

Yemen

Yemen: a tinderbox in a Saudi-Iranian 'Cold War' shadow

Strategically important at the crossroads between East and West, Yemen’s four-year political crisis has recently been escalating into a full-blown

France

[Live updates] Germanwings crash investigators still searching for second Black Box

The French government says one of the black boxes recovered from the site of the Germanwings Airbus crash in the Alps is the cockpit voice recorder and has been sent for analysis.

Cuba

EU and Cuba to quicken push for deal, says Mogherini in Havana

The European Union and Cuba plan to speed up the pace of talks on improving bilateral talks in the hope of reaching a basic deal by the end of 2015, the EU's foreign policy chief says.

Spain

Spain's Popular Party fails first election year test in Andalusia

Nursing election hangovers, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and party colleagues have been discussing Sunday’s defeat in Andalusia. The Popular

France

New anti-pollution traffic ban cuts congestion, says Paris mayor

The number of vehicles clogging up the roads in Paris was sharply reduced on Monday due to anti-pollution measures, according to the authorities. The

Tunisia

Tunisian security chiefs sacked after Bardo Museum attack

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid has sacked six police chiefs following last week’s attack on the national museum in which 20 tourists died. His

United Kingdom

King Richard III's coffin goes on public view

Several days of commemorative events are taking place ahead of the reburial in Leicester of one of England's most controversial kings, 530 years after his death.

World News

Putin: Russia regained 'historic roots' with Crimea annexation

Tens of thousands of people have celebrated, with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the first anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The

World News

Australia's Tony Abbott rebuked for "stage Irish" St Patrick's Day video

Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny has criticised his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott over a St Patrick’s Day video message in which he regrets

Brazil

Rousseff vows to combat Brazil's corruption after mass protests

The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed to step up the fight against corruption following mass anti-government protests. But she has

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