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Search on after Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes
BBC
A search is under way in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam after a Malaysia Airlines plane vanished on a flight to Beijing, with 239 people on board.
US Army General Jeffrey Sinclair faces assault accuser
BBC
A US Army captain who accuses a general of sexually assaulting her has wept as she told a court he threatened to kill her family.
Kenyan president and cabinet to take pay cut
BBC
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that he and his cabinet will take a pay cut to help bring down the government's wage bill.
Turkey PM Erdogan threatens to ban Facebook and YouTube
BBC NEWS
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government could ban Facebook and YouTube, arguing that opponents are using social media to attack him.
DR Congo warlord Germain Katanga found guilty at ICC
BBC NEWS
The International Criminal Court has found Congo militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of war crimes but acquitted him of sexual offences.
Ukraine crisis: Obama urges Putin to pursue diplomacy
BBC NEWS
US President Barack Obama has urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, in a lengthy telephone call.
Ukraine crisis: Crimea parliament asks to join Russia
BBC
MPs in Crimea have asked Moscow to allow the southern Ukrainian region to become part of the Russian Federation.
Oscar Pistorius trial: Neighbour backs defence
BBC
A neighbour of Oscar Pistorius has told his murder trial he heard the South African Paralympic star say he had shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for a burglar.
Ex-president of France Sarkozy and wife seek injunction
BBC
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni are to launch legal action after secret recordings of them were leaked online.
Publish immigration impact report urges Labour
BBC NEWS
Labour has called for the immediate publication of a government report about the impact of immigration on the UK economy following suggestions that it has been withheld by Downing Street.
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