Top al-Qaeda commander confirmed dead
Al-Qaeda confirms that a key commander – Nasser al-Wuhayshi, who headed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – has been killed in a US drone strike in Yemen. BBC News – Middle East
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Vatican envoy faces child abuse case
The Vatican is to put its ex-ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, on trial on sex abuse and child pornography charges. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Italy warns EU over migrant talks
EU interior ministers are to discuss the Mediterranean migrant crisis, as Italy threatens a strong response if no deal is reached. BBC News – Europe
Militant Islamist’s death denied
A militant Islamist group in Libya denies that a US air strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of North Africa’s most feared jihadists. BBC News – Africa
Bush launches ‘optimistic’ campaign
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has officially launched his US presidential campaign, promising to “take nothing and no one for granted”. BBC News – US & Canada
UK vote on EU ‘will not be on 5 May’
The UK’s EU referendum will not take place on the same day as national and local elections next May, the government says. BBC News – UK