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UK house prices rose by 8% in the year to the end of March, official figures show, as the prime minister says he will consider changes to Help to Buy.
BBC News – UK

China denies it has conducted cyber espionage, adding that the US is guilty of “double standards” for spying and conducting cyber thefts on other countries
BBC News – US & Canada

The Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic say they have reorganised to increase control over their fighters – a move condemned by the government.
BBC News – Africa

The government’s Help to Buy scheme could be “pared back” if the Bank of England believes the housing market is overheating, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.
BBC News – Business

The head of Syria’s air defences dies amid fighting near the capital Damascus, in a blow to the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
BBC News – Middle East

A bus in northern Colombia has caught fire, killing dozens of children who were returning from an event at an evangelical church, police say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Three people arrested in Turkey are facing a charge of causing multiple deaths in the Soma mine disaster, officials say.
BBC News – Europe

US drugs giant Pfizer makes an improved £69bn offer, worth £55 per share, for British firm AstraZeneca.
BBC News – UK

US telecommunications firm AT&T will acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a cash and stock deal.
BBC News – US & Canada

A suicide blast in a popular part of the the Nigerian city of Kano kills four people, police say.
BBC News – Africa

The US government fines General Motors $ 35m(£20.8m) for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.
BBC News – Business

A paramilitary force led by a retired army officer launches operation against “terrorists” in Benghazi, but the government condemns the move.
BBC News – Middle East

The government of Colombia and the Farc rebel group agree on a plan to deal with the illegal drug trade, at peace negotiations in Cuba.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkey is calling a halt to the Soma mine rescue operation after two more bodies are found, bringing the final death toll to 301.
BBC News – Europe

Members of the Co-op vote in favour of sweeping reforms to the way the group is managed, following a series of failures at the organisation.
BBC News – UK

The highest court in the US state of Arkansas halts gay marriages there pending an appeal against a lower ruling overturning a voter-approved ban.
BBC News – US & Canada

African leaders meeting in Paris declare “war” on Boko Haram militants, who seized about 220 Nigerian schoolgirls and are suspected of fresh attacks.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City Thunder was dealt a blow this week when forward Serge Ibaka underwent an MRI today. He injured his left leg against the Los Angeles Clippers and is now expected to miss the remainder of the 2014 […]

Oklahoma beat the LA Clippers 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference semi-finals. They had to stage a bit of a comeback as the Clippers had a double-digit lead at one stage, however, they battled back to win it […]

Indian stocks rally to a record after early vote counts show opposition leader Narenda Modi was leading the election polls.
BBC News – Business