Syria market air strikes ‘kill 80’
At least 80 people have died after government air strikes on a marketplace in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
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Insurers charge ‘eye-watering’ fees
Some car insurance companies are charging “eye-watering” fees on top of annual premiums, according to the consumer organisation, Which? BBC News – Business
Shekau ‘still leads’ Boko Haram
An audio emerges purportedly of Abubakar Shekau in which he denies being replaced as leader of Nigerian-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram. BBC News – Africa
Clinton hits back at Bush over Iraq
Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton hits back at one of her Republican rivals, Jeb Bush, over who is responsible for instability in Iraq. BBC News – US & Canada
Gunmen kill 18 in Brazil’s Sao Paulo
Gunmen kill at least 18 people in a series of overnight attacks on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
IS leader ‘raped US hostage Mueller’
An American aid worker, killed in February while held hostage by Islamic State in Syria, was sexually abused by the group’s top leader, US officials tell ABC news. BBC News – Middle East