Ukraine calls Easter truce in east
Ukraine suspends operations against pro-Russian militants occupying government offices in the east over Easter, but the stand-off remains. BBC News – Europe
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US ‘delays’ Keystone XL decision
The US state department gives federal agencies more time to review the Keystone XL oil pipeline before determining whether to issue a permit. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria teacher in seized girls plea
The headmistress of a school in Nigeria calls on the government to do more to save teenage girls abducted by suspected Islamist militants. BBC News – Africa
US freeing Iran funds as deal ‘kept’
The United States is to release frozen Iranian funds, saying Tehran has kept commitments made under an interim deal over its nuclear programme. BBC News – Middle East
Co-op Group reports £2.5bn loss
The Co-operative Group reports losses of £2.5bn, the worst results in its 150-year history, after what its chief executive calls a “disastrous” year. BBC News – Business
Tributes for Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Presidents and fellow writers pay tribute to Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez ,who has died in Mexico aged 87. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean