Pope decries killing of Christians
Pope Francis condemns what he calls the “complicit silence” about the killing of Christians, at a Good Friday service in Rome. BBC News – Europe
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Sturgeon hits out at ‘dirty tricks’
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon accuses Whitehall of “dirty tricks” over an account of her meeting with the French ambassador – with a leak inquiry ordered into how the memo became public. BBC News – UK
Death row man freed after 30 years
An Alabama man is freed after spending nearly three decades on death row, following new tests on bullets that did not link him to the crime scene. BBC News – US & Canada
Kenya president vows tough response
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta vows a tough response to the “existential threat” from al-Shabab militants after the Garissa university massacre. BBC News – Africa
Tax warning over pension withdrawal
Hundreds of thousands of people are being warned by the IFS think-tank about a big tax bill, if they decide to cash in their pension pots from next week BBC News – Business
UK ‘spied on Argentina’ – Snowden
Documents released by the American whistle-blower Edward Snowden claim that Britain spied for several years on the Argentine government. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean