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President Obama arrives in Cuba for a historic visit marking a new chapter in US-Cuban relations, dogged until recently by decades of Cold War animosity.
BBC News – US & Canada

Elections are held in Benin, Cape Verde, Congo, Niger and Zanzibar, while Senegal votes in a referendum on reducing presidential terms.
BBC News – Africa

A’s outfielder Sam Fuld has played remarkably well this spring while battling for a roster spot, making Sunday’s news of a shoulder sprain especially untimely.
OAK Homepage News

INDIANAPOLIS – Throughout the third quarter, the Indiana Pacers gradually chipped away at the Thunder’s 13-point lead, and with 9:33 to g
Oklahoma City Thunder

A split squad of Oakland A’s maintained the club’s spring dominance of cross-bay rival San Francisco, scoring in each of Saturday’s first three innings against Giants ace Madison Bumgarner to claim a 9-1 […]

INDIANAPOLIS – When there’s little preparation time and the games come at you rapid fire on the road, togetherness becom
Oklahoma City Thunder

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s tables a £1.4bn bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group.
BBC News – Business

The Islamic State (IS) group has said it carried out an attack that killed at least 13 policemen in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula.
BBC News – Middle East

Tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets of Brazil to show support for President Dilma Rousseff, who is facing impeachment calls.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has told investigators he wanted to blow himself up but changed his mind, a French prosecutor says.
BBC News – Europe

Stephen Crabb insists the government is united, as he replaces Iain Duncan Smith who resigned as work and pensions secretary in protest at planned cuts to disability benefits.
BBC News – UK

An Arizona highway is blocked by protesters before a Donald Trump rally in Arizona, as demonstrations take place in New York.
BBC News – US & Canada

The wealthy South African family accused of wielding undue influence through links to President Zuma says it has been the victim of “xenophobic and hate speech”.
BBC News – Africa

A’s right-hander Jarrod Parker will undergo elbow surgery on April 1, and only then will the team learn the extent of his injury and how it will affect his future.
OAK Homepage News

The Thunder squares off against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at the Wells Fargo Center.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Millions of rail passengers should be given more help to claim money back when their train is delayed, the industry regulator recommends.
BBC News – Business

The UN human rights chief has accused the Saudi-led coalition of causing twice as many civilian casualties as all the other forces fighting in Yemen.
BBC News – Middle East

A Brazilian judge blocks the appointment of ex-leader Lula as chief of staff, shortly after he was sworn in to the post.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU leaders hold talks with Turkey’s prime minister in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis.
BBC News – Europe

Suggestions by a cabinet minister that the government may scrap cuts to disability benefit are played down amid a growing Conservative row.
BBC News – UK