Uruguay: No more Guantanamo inmates
The new Uruguayan government announces it will no longer accept detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Houthi rebels push into south Yemen
Fighters from Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement advance into southern Yemen, clashing with forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. BBC News – Middle East
UK inflation rate falls to zero
The UK’s inflation rate fell to 0% in February, the lowest since records began, official figures show. BBC News – UK
No survivors from Alps plane crash
A Germanwings plane carrying 150 people crashes in the French Alps on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, with no survivors. BBC News – Europe
Angolan on trial over diamond book
An Angolan journalist goes on trial on charges of defaming military generals after he accused them of links to the “blood diamond” trade. BBC News – Africa
Canada extends IS strikes to Syria
Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants expand the mission against the militant group to include air strikes on targets in Syria. BBC News – US & Canada