Ukraine vote ‘crucial’ in crisis
Germany’s foreign minister says Ukraine’s presidential election on 25 May will be “crucial” in bringing the country out of its current crisis. BBC News – Europe
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Colombian paramilitary boss arrested
A Colombian paramilitary suspected of killing Carlos Castano, boss of the country’s largest paramilitary group, is arrested in the city of Medellin. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
US planes search for Nigerian girls
The US reveals it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. BBC News – US & Canada
Abducted Nigerian girls ‘recognised’
Relatives and friends of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls identify some of them from a video released by Boko Haram Islamist militants. BBC News – Africa
Bosses see rate rise in early 2015
UK interest rates will rise to 0.75% from 0.5% in the first three months of 2015 as growth picks up, according to a prediction from the CBI. BBC News – Business
Militants ‘kill 20 Iraqi soldiers’
Militants have killed 20 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a base near the violent northern city of Mosul, officials say. BBC News – Middle East