Simon Furness

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agrees a multi-billion dollar, 30-year gas deal with China at a summit between the two in Shanghai.
BBC News – Europe

The Police Federation must make sweeping changes and public funding will cease from August, the home secretary says.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama vows to punish those responsible for “dishonourable” alleged misconduct at hospitals for US military veterans.
BBC News – US & Canada

Suspected Boko Haram fighters are accused of killing at least 27 people in two northern Nigeria villages, a day after deadly bombings in the city of Jos.
BBC News – Africa

Higher fares for flights and ferries helped to push the rate of inflation up in April, the first increase in the rate for 10 months.
BBC News – Business

Nearly 60 countries led by Switzerland express support for a proposal to refer the conflict in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
BBC News – Middle East

Colombians have been mourning the death of 33 children, who were killed when the bus they were travelling on caught fire in the city of Fundacion.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, calls for a mass rally for peace in the east of the country, accusing separatists of leading Ukraine towards “genocide”.
BBC News – Europe

UK house prices rose by 8% in the year to the end of March, official figures show, as the prime minister says he will consider changes to Help to Buy.
BBC News – UK

China denies it has conducted cyber espionage, adding that the US is guilty of “double standards” for spying and conducting cyber thefts on other countries
BBC News – US & Canada

The Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic say they have reorganised to increase control over their fighters – a move condemned by the government.
BBC News – Africa

The government’s Help to Buy scheme could be “pared back” if the Bank of England believes the housing market is overheating, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.
BBC News – Business

The head of Syria’s air defences dies amid fighting near the capital Damascus, in a blow to the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
BBC News – Middle East

A bus in northern Colombia has caught fire, killing dozens of children who were returning from an event at an evangelical church, police say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Three people arrested in Turkey are facing a charge of causing multiple deaths in the Soma mine disaster, officials say.
BBC News – Europe

US drugs giant Pfizer makes an improved £69bn offer, worth £55 per share, for British firm AstraZeneca.
BBC News – UK

US telecommunications firm AT&T will acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a cash and stock deal.
BBC News – US & Canada

A suicide blast in a popular part of the the Nigerian city of Kano kills four people, police say.
BBC News – Africa

The US government fines General Motors $ 35m(£20.8m) for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.
BBC News – Business

A paramilitary force led by a retired army officer launches operation against “terrorists” in Benghazi, but the government condemns the move.
BBC News – Middle East