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Lennox Lewis tribute to 'Hurricane' Carter
Rest in peace Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. The injustice put upon u can never be undone but it must also never be forgotten. #riphurricane
Missing plane families dismiss 'fund' talks
Relatives of the passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have 'expressed dissatisfaction' with a meeting with Malaysian authorities in which financial compensation was discussed.
In a statement, relatives said that until "at least a tiny bit of concrete evidence" that the plane crashed is found, authorities should not try to settle the case with final pay-offs.
"No meaningful report on the progress of the investigation was given" at the meeting, the relatives said, adding that "not a single one" of their questions was answered.
More: Malaysia 'considering issuing MH370 death certificates'
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'Battle of the Churches' as Greek island celebrates Easter
Every year, two rival parishes on the northern Greek island of Chios fire handmade rockets at each other's bell towers to celebrate Orthodox Easter.
The celebration, known as "rouketopolemos", sees parishioners from Aghios Markos and Panagia Ereithiani fire the handmade fireworks at the other's church bell towers.
The winning village is the one which scores the most direct hits on the other's church.
Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter 'dies aged 76'
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the US boxer whose wrongful conviction for murder was the subject of a Bob Dylan song and a film starring Denzel Washington, has died aged 76.
Carter spent 19 years in prison and was released in 1985 after it was determined he did not get a fair trial, with his case having become a symbol of racial injustice.
Briton killed in Malaysia 'after island holiday'
The driver of a bus that crashed in Malaysia, killing a British tourist, reportedly said he "lost control" of the vehicle in the rain while driving back from a holiday island.
The driver, known only as "Along", told The New Straits Times he was transporting the tourists back to Singapore after they had spent their holidays in Redang Island off the Malaysian coast.
He said: "It was raining and I suddenly lost control of the vehicle when descending the sloping stretch. The bus spun several times before it rolled over the slope on the left side of the road."
Abdullah ahead in Afghanistan election race
New partial results in Afghanistan's presidential election show candidate Abdullah Abdullah is still the front-runner.
The chairman of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani, announced the latest results today. They represent about half of the estimated 7 million ballots cast in the April 5 poll, though varying levels of votes have been counted in the country's 34 provinces.
The winner will replace Hamid Karzai, the only president the country has known since the 2001 US-led invasion ousted the Taliban, and will oversee a tumultuous period during which the US and Nato forces are expected to withdraw most of their troops from the country.
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South Korea ferry disaster official death toll rises
The official death toll in the South Korea ferry disaster has risen to 58 as search and rescue divers finally succeed in entering the sunken vessel.
The confirmed death toll jumped from 33 to 58 within 24 hours as divers, hampered for days by strong currents, bad weather and low visibility, finally found a way inside the sunken vessel
Only 174 people are known to have survived the sinking of the Sewol, which had been on its way from the South Korean port city of Incheon to the southern island of Jeju.
Briton killed in crash 'sole fatality' of 38 passengers
A British man killed in a bus crash in Malaysia was the only fatality among 38 bus passengers travelling on the vehicle, according to local media.
The accident happened along the Segamat-Kuantan highway near the Felda Chini junction in the east of the country, The New Straits Times reported.
The passengers on board included tourists from the UK, US, France, China and India, the Malaysian newspaper said.
Easter Sunday: Scotland and NI to see Sunshine
by Alex Beresford - ITV Weather PresenterOfsted head to lead 'Trojan Horse' probe
The head of Ofsted is to take a "personal lead" in the watchdog's investigation into allegations of a hardline Muslim takeover plot at a number of Birmingham schools, it has been announced.
Sir Michael Wilshaw is to visit the city next week to meet those directly involved in the inspections.
Ofsted has assessed more than a dozen Birmingham schools in recent weeks in the wake of the so-called "Trojan Horse" allegations and the findings are expected to be published in early May.
An Ofsted spokesman said: "Sir Michael has made clear that he is taking a personal lead in agreeing the individual reports and ensuring that they fully address concerns that have been raised."
