Count begins after close Nigeria vote
Counting is under way in Nigeria’s presidential election, which has been praised by the UN despite technical problems and violence. BBC News – Africa
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Bodies found days after NY gas blast
Three days on from a massive gas blast in New York that flattened three buildings, two bodies are found in rubble. BBC News – US & Canada
Apple boss ‘to donate $800m fortune’
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he will give away most of his $ 800m (£537m) fortune to good causes before he dies. BBC News – Business
Jihadists in Syria ‘capture Idlib’
Islamist militants capture the north-western Syrian city of Idlib for the first time, monitoring groups and jihadists say. BBC News – Middle East
Rescued Chilean miner loses home
A Chilean miner who was trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 has lost his home in flash floods in the Atacama desert region. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Alps co-pilot ‘predicted notoriety’
The co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus which crashed in the French Alps predicted “one day everyone will know my name”, his ex-girlfriend says. BBC News – Europe