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Brazil’s sports minister and another senior official resign in the latest blow to the government of President Dilma Rousseff, as calls for her impeachment mount.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Plans to partially reopen Brussels airport on Friday are halted amid a strike by airport police over security concerns.
BBC News – Europe

A delivery driver from Luton is convicted of plotting to kill an American airman outside a base in East Anglia.
BBC News – UK

The US state is set to be the first to raise its minimum wage $ 15 per hour after a proposal passed both houses of the state legislature.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Zimbabwe deadline for all firms to transfer most of their shares to black Zimbabweans has passed, but it is not clear how many have complied.
BBC News – Africa

Tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Thunder fans will bustle into the building with the realization that after a whirlwind of a season –
Oklahoma City Thunder

Billy Butler’s first season with Oakland was largely a bust, as he hit a career-low .251 and drove in just 65 runs, but adjustments at the plate have the slugger optimistic that he can turn it around.
OAK Homepage News

Business Secretary Sajid Javid says nationalisation is not the answer for Tata’s UK steel assets, but says the industry is vital to the country.
BBC News – Business

Rights group Amnesty International accuses Qatar of using forced labour over construction of a flagship stadium for the 2022 World Cup.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombian negotiators say they are entering into formal peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The US is to step up its troop presence in eastern Europe in response to an “aggressive Russia”, the military announces.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron is to discuss the future of the UK steel industry amid growing pressure to safeguard the future of the Port Talbot steelworks and its 5,500 staff.
BBC News – UK

US Republican Donald Trump reverses his position after calling for “some form of punishment” for women who have illegal abortions.
BBC News – US & Canada

Leaders of Libya’s new UN-backed unity government arrive in Tripoli by boat in a bid to take control – after their attempts by plane were blocked.
BBC News – Africa

DETROIT, March 30, 2016 — One of the most intriguing wrinkles Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan had a chance to assess on
Oklahoma City Thunder

Sean Manaea’s professional resume spans just 39 Minor League starts, and none higher than Double-A. Yet the 6-foot-7 left-hander could be pitching in the Majors before the first day of summer.
OAK Homepage News

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 29, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder will return to Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 2016 preseason, the
Oklahoma City Thunder

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says global risks mean that the Fed should “proceed cautiously” before raising interest rates.
BBC News – Business

Wealthy nations should sharply increase the number of Syrian refugees they take in, UK charity Oxfam says.
BBC News – Middle East

The centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement Party will vote on whether to leave President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition amid a widening crisis.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean