Simon Furness

Syria still holds about 7.5% of its chemical weapons stocks at one site, an international envoy says, as a Sunday deadline to remove them passes.
BBC News – Middle East

Tens of thousands of people in Costa Rica, Mexico and several other Latin American countries celebrate the canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU diplomats are to meet on Monday to agree which Russian officials should be targeted in further sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
BBC News – Europe

Five UK service personnel who died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence.
BBC News – UK

At least five people have been killed by tornadoes as a huge storm system sweeps across the central and southern United States.
BBC News – US & Canada

Peacekeepers escort a convoy of more than 1,200 Muslims out of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
BBC News – Africa

Car insurance premiums have decreased sharply with the average price falling by more than £100 for the first three months of the year, figures suggest.
BBC News – Business

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is still ready to extend peace talks with Israel, despite a recent breakdown in the process.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian ex-army colonel Paulo Malhaes, who recently admitted to killing prisoners during military rule, is murdered by unknown men in his home.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Moscow offers to help free European military observers held in Ukraine by pro-Russia activists, as EU states plan new sanctions on Russia.
BBC News – Europe

A UK helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing all five British personnel on board.
BBC News – UK

The mother of a Somali teenager who survived a US flight in a wheel well tells of her relief to discover that the son she has not seen for six years is alive.
BBC News – US & Canada

Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC party suspends leader Morgan Tsvangirai for “deviating from democratic principles”.
BBC News – Africa

Royal Bank of Scotland abandons attempts to pay bonuses twice the size of salaries after being told the move would not be approved by a Treasury body.
BBC News – Business

Israeli PM Netanyahu tells the BBC Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas must abandon his pact with Hamas if he wants peace talks to resume.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian police clash with resident of a slum in Rio, after the funeral of dancer who was shot by officers during unrest there on Tuesday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone denies charges of bribery at the start of his trial in Munich and says he will fight to clear his name.
BBC News – Europe

Mortgage applicants will face tougher questions about their lifestyle from lenders, under new rules about to come into force.
BBC News – UK

The US accuses Russia of “deception and destabilisation” in eastern Ukraine, warning of further sanctions unless Moscow defuses the crisis.
BBC News – US & Canada

After a crisis meeting, Nigeria’s government vows to do all it can to rescue some 190 girls abducted from their school last week.
BBC News – Africa