Chinese editor denounces censorship and quits
Philip Wen 9:42 PM The editor of a prominent Chinese newspaper has published a resignation letter denouncing the country's media censorship, and resigned.
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EgyptAir hijack: 'Panic at the beginning'
A man described as "psychologically unstable" hijacked a flight from Egypt to Cyprus and threatened to blow it up; his explosives turned out to be fake, and he finally surrendered after a bizarre six-hour stand-off.
Trump strategist resigns in disgust
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Chicago's surge of violence rattles police
Chicago has long been troubled by violence, but homicides and shootings have risen sharply this year. City Hall, the police and community leaders are alarmed by the surge.
5000 arrested after Pakistan Easter bombing
Pakistan arrested 5221 suspects for alleged links with Islamist extremists after a Taliban bomber killed 72 people at the weekend, officials said.
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Lahore atrocity and what it tells us
Maher Mughrabi 12:47 PM An attack on Christian families observing the Easter holiday at a public park. It doesn't get much more repugnant than this.
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EgyptAir hijacking suspect says he acted out of desperation
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Trump, Cruz and Kasich leave Republican loyalty oath in tatters
Kevin Cirilli 3:44 AM Consider the Republican National Committee's loyalty pledge all but dead.
FBI looking at laptops linked to Brussels
9:45 PM US investigators are examining laptop computers linked to suspects in last week's deadly Brussels bombings to try to unravel the militant network behind the attacks.
Chinese newspaper editor denounces censorship and resigns
Philip Wen 9:42 PM An editor of a prominent Chinese newspaper has published a resignation letter denouncing the country's media censorship, the latest in a series of public outbursts criticising tightening media controls under President Xi Jinping.
Australian developer on trial in Bali for fraud
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Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
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Former Canadian cabinet minister and relatives killed in plane crash on way to father's funeral
Allison Lampert 12:40 PM Former Canadian Cabinet minister Jean Lapierre died on Tuesday in a plane crash that also killed his wife and three of his siblings on the way to his father's funeral in eastern Quebec.
This isn't the first time someone tried to hijack a plane out of love
Ishaan Tharoor 11:22 AM "Always there is a woman involved," Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades quipped at a news conference, not to everyone's amusement.
Pentagon orders diplomatic and military families to leave Turkey
Dan Lamothe 11:09 AM The US will withdraw virtually all family members of US troops and diplomats from its installations in Turkey, citing security concerns as the campaign against the Islamic State continues.
Seven charged with murder of Georgia lottery winner
Lindsey Bever 8:49 AM Murdered lottery winner's name had been publicised; in some states winners can be anonymous for their own protection.
Detained suicide bomber not a kidnapped Chibok girl: official
Haruna Umar 8:38 AM Child pressured into being a Boko Haram bomber and who surrendered in Cameroon is not one of 219 missing schoolgirls.
British hostage poses for photo with hijacker
Megan Levy 7:45 AM A British man who was taken hostage on an EgyptAir flight posed for a cheeky photograph with the alleged hijacker who was wearing a suicide belt as the bizarre and troubling drama played out at an airport in Cyprus.
Italy rescues nearly 1400 migrants in southern Mediterranean
Philip Pullella 6:31 AM Rescues indicate the numbers of migrants leaving for Europe from African countries are rising as the weather warms up.
'It's over': EgyptAir flight MS181 hijacker arrested, all hostages released unharmed
5:19 AM An EgyptAir passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to head to Cyprus, civil aviation sources and police said.
Trump campaign manager arrested, charged with battery of reporter
Corey Lewandowski, 42, was charged for intentionally grabbing and bruising the arm of Michelle Fields, a journalist at the time for the conservative news outlet Breitbart, at a Trump campaign event on March 8.
Obama criticises media coverage of presidential race
Mark Landler The president suggested that the news media had not done enough to question the promises made by politicians.
EgyptAir MS181 hijacker arrested as terrorism ruled out
Kate Aubusson An EgyptAir passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to head to Cyprus, civil aviation sources and police said.
Gunshots at US Capitol Visitors Centre
A lone gunman cause the US Capitol to go into lockdown before being shot by police at a popular visitor centre.
Comments by Donald Trump risk an arms race in Asia
Austin Ramzy US presidential hopeful is entering very dangerous territory to the horror of countries highly invested in keeping North Korea in check.
Pakistan attacks: Pakistani prime minister vows to hunt down jihadist militants
Kathy Gannon and Zarar Khan Although breakaway Taliban faction that claimed responsibility for attack says it targeted Christians, most of the dead were Muslims.
