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South Sudan’s president sacks the head of the national army amid reports of military setbacks – including rebels seizing the oil hub of Bentiu.
BBC News – Africa

A major report into the near collapse of the Co-operative Bank will say poor oversight of the organisation sowed the seeds of its troubles.
BBC News – Business

Yemen is carrying out DNA tests to identify suspected militants killed in air strikes in recent days, amid reports they include al-Qaeda leaders.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia honours its most renowned author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a ceremony at the capital’s cathedral, less than a week after he died aged 87.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

US Vice-President Joe Biden, on a visit to Kiev, says Russia must “stop talking and start acting” to defuse the Ukraine crisis.
BBC News – Europe

Manchester United manager David Moyes is sacked after only 10 months, with Ryan Giggs taking temporary charge at Old Trafford.
BBC News – UK

A 16-year-old boy survives an extraordinary journey hidden in the wheel well of a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii.
BBC News – US & Canada

Rebels in South Sudan deny a UN report that they killed hundreds of civilians after taking control of the oil hub, Bentiu, last week.
BBC News – Africa

Companies will be forced to declare their true owners on a public register in a move to tackle corruption, Business Secretary Vince Cable says.
BBC News – Business

Left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi will be the only challenger to ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt’s presidential election, as registration ends.
BBC News – Middle East

Fresh violence erupts in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, between police and opponents of President Nicolas Maduro.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine says it will launch an investigation into a fatal shooting in the east of the country which has raised tension with Russia further.
BBC News – Europe

A huge fire on an industrial estate in Leeds sends flames and a large plume of smoke up over the city.
BBC News – UK

Boston is set to hold an emotional annual marathon amid high security, a year after bombs near the finish killed three and injured hundreds.
BBC News – US & Canada

Islamist militants kill 14 Algerian soldiers in an ambush on a military convoy in mountains east of the capital Algiers.
BBC News – Africa

People convicted of commercial crimes overseas could be banned from running UK firms in an attempt to tackle “rogue directors”, Business Secretary Vince Cable says.
BBC News – Business

Four French journalists held captive in Syria for months have been freed and are in “good health”, says President Francois Hollande.
BBC News – Middle East

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits states in south and west Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital, but there are no reports of casualties or damage.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine suspends operations against pro-Russian militants occupying government offices in the east over Easter, but the stand-off remains.
BBC News – Europe

Police in Northern Ireland arrest a 26-year-old man over the murder of former dissident republican leader Tommy Crossan.
BBC News – UK