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Government forces in Syria launch a counter-offensive to retake a village south of the city of Aleppo recently captured by jihadist militants.
BBC News – Middle East

A key lawmaker in the impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recommends they go ahead.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Iceland’s ruling coalition names a new PM, after the leaked Panama papers led the previous leader to step down, with early elections in the autumn.
BBC News – Europe

The government is to send leaflets backing EU membership to every UK home, prompting Boris Johnson and other Leave campaigners to accuse it of wasting money and scaring voters.
BBC News – UK

Haggard wrote songs, sang and played fiddle and guitar, usually singing about American pride, rebels and outlaws.
BBC News – US & Canada

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir tells the BBC he will step down in 2020 when his current term ends, and denies recent reports of abuses in Darfur.
BBC News – Africa

The first White Sox homers by Todd Frazier and Jimmy Rollins lifted the South Siders to a 5-4 victory over the A’s on Tuesday night at the Coliseum.
OAK Homepage News

NEW YORK, April 5, 2016 – The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook today
Oklahoma City Thunder

White Sox ace Chris Sale christened the 2016 season with eight strikeouts on Monday night, holding the A’s to three runs across seven innings to help Chicago pull out a 4-3 victory on Opening Day at the […]

International banking giants have denied allegations that they helped clients to avoid tax by using complicated offshore arrangements.
BBC News – Business

State media in Syria accuse militants from so-called Islamic State of using mustard gas against government forces in the north-east.
BBC News – Middle East

The chief detective of international policing organisation Interpol in Venezuela is arrested over his alleged involvement in a massive cocaine shipment.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The prime minister of Iceland resigns after coming under increasing pressure over his use of an offshore company featured in the massive Panama Papers leaks.
BBC News – Europe

Two 15-year-old girls who “battered and tortured” a woman to death in her own home are found guilty of murder.
BBC News – UK

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump says he would cut off remittances sent home by Mexicans based in the US, until they pay for a border wall.
BBC News – US & Canada

The International Criminal Court throws out the case against Kenya’s deputy president, with a judge saying it was marred by political meddling.
BBC News – Africa

DENVER — Practice time in the NBA can be sparse, so even in the midst of a four-game road trip spanning a week, the Thu
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s have a 25-man roster in place, after announcing Saturday that infielder Eric Sogard will begin the season on the disabled list with a neck strain.
OAK Homepage News

From Monday homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums
BBC News – Business

The spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front is among 20 or so jihadists killed in an air raid in Syria, activists report.
BBC News – Middle East