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S Korea coastguard finds 30th body from ferry disaster
The South Korean coastguard has found the 30th body from the ferry that sank three days ago, according to AP.
BREAKING: South Korean coast guard finds 30th body from ferry that sank 3 days ago
Peter Moores appointed England cricket coach
Peter Moores has been appointed as the new England head coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
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Kidnapped French journalists found on Turkish border
Four French journalists were found by Turkish soldiers on the border with Syria after being kidnapped by the rebel group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria last June, Turkish media reported.
Journalists Nicolas Henin, Pierre Torres, Edouard Elias and Didier Francois were found in Sanliurfa province with their hands and eyes bound, Dogan News Agency said.
Russia 'to award medals to servicemen in Crimea'
President Putin says Russia will award state medals to some Russian servicemen who are involved in the Crimea operation.
Speaking to Russian television Putin said that there was nothing to prevent the normalisation of relations between Russia and the west, but that it would depend on the west.
Police: No evidence fire incident was a deliberate act
Police investigating how a young boy got seriously burned after being "on fire" in a city street say there is no evidence so far of any deliberate act.
A neighbour said he was on fire from the neck down.
Chief inspector Nick Topping, the local Police Scotland area commander, said
So far there has been no evidence of any deliberate act and our inquiries continue.
We are supporting the family at this time and are continuing to speak to members of the local community to establish the full circumstances.
McGuinness: 'Dialogue not destruction is the way forward'
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness condemned the fatal shooting of Tommy Crossan, saying:
The people behind this killing are criminals and will further no cause through this shooting. Whoever carried out this act has nothing to offer the community and have no role to play in our future.
Dialogue not destruction is the way forward and while there may be a small minority of people who are trying to promote division and heighten tensions, let's be very clear, they will fail.The peace process is rock solid and all right thinking people across the community oppose and reject the actions of the people behind this murder.
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Robinson: 'Minority will not drag NI back to the dark days'
After the death of hardline republican Tommy Crossan, First Minister Peter Robinson said:
The small minority of people who want to continue terrorising the community need to understand that they will not be allowed to drag Northern Ireland back to the dark days of the past. They must be hunted down and brought to justice.
Ten suspended al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen
An airstrike has killed ten suspended al Qaeda militants in central Yemen province, according to security forces.
Prince reunites with 'slave' Warner Bros label
US singer Prince has announced a new deal with record label Warner Bros, nearly two decades after their public falling out when he called himself a 'slave' and relinquished his name in favour of a symbol.
Prince will release "previously unheard material" through the label, and a 30th anniversary edition of his hit Purple Rain this summer.
Prince was signed to Warner Bros from 1978 to the mid-1990s, and has now agreed rights ownership of the music he recorded for the label.
Read: Prince plays secret gig in small north London venue ahead of UK tour announcement
26-year-old man arrested over Tommy Crossan murder
Serious Crime Branch Detectives investigating the murder of a 43 year old man in West Belfast yesterday have arrested a 26 year old man.
