Simon Furness

US President Barack Obama leads tributes to Maya Angelou, describing the poet, author and activist as “one of the brightest lights of our time”.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 11 people have been killed and dozens injured in an attack on a church in the Central African Republic.
BBC News – Africa

Thunder beats Spurs 105-92 in Game 4
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Raising Play to a Higher Level
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Lloyds announces plans to float a 25% stake in its TSB business on the stock market, with small investors being offered free shares in the bank.
BBC News – Business

Voting is held for a second day in Egypt’s presidential election, with ex-military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi expected to be swept to power.
BBC News – Middle East

On the 50th anniversary of its foundation, the commander of Colombia’s left-wing rebel group, the Farc, says his group wants an “effective peace”.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s army recaptures Donetsk airport, the interior ministry says, as pro-Russia separatists report at least 30 of their fighters are killed.
BBC News – Europe

The main party leaders are due to set out their response to UKIP’s European elections victory, as David Cameron meets EU counterparts.
BBC News – UK

The parents of Elliot Rodger who killed six students in California tried to stop him after getting details of his plans just before the attack, says a family friend.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigerian military says it knows where 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram are, but adds it cannot risk “going there with force”.
BBC News – Africa

Thunder beats Spurs 106-97 in Game 3
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The value of Manchester United’s brand has been hit by a disappointing season, according to a branding agency report.
BBC News – Business

Pope prays at Israel’s West Bank separation barrier after urging an end to the “increasingly unacceptable” Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
BBC News – Middle East

Results from Colombia’s presidential election show incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos will face his main rival, Oscar Zuluaga, in a run-off vote.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Eurosceptic and far-right parties seize ground in elections to the European parliament, in what France’s PM calls a “political earthquake”.
BBC News – Europe

UKIP is on course to win the European election in the UK, with Labour and the Tories vying for second and the Lib Dems losing nearly all of their seats.
BBC News – UK

US police confirm that the man who killed six people in a rampage in Santa Barbara, California was 22-year-old Elliot Rodger.
BBC News – US & Canada

Malawi’s High Court has rejected a decision by President Joyce Banda to annul this week’s general election – in which she was a candidate.
BBC News – Africa

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