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Supreme Court to rule this morning on disclosure of Prince Charles letters
A long-running fight to have letters sent by the Prince to ministers revealed will end today.

Islamic State poses 'terrible threat' to Afghanistan, new president warns US lawmakers
Ashraf Ghani said the militant group is already sending fighters to his country.

Iraqis and Coalition forces pound Islamic State in Tikrit
Airstrikes and a ground offensive are putting pressure on the militants.

Germanwings pilot could not get back into cockpit, voice recorder shows
One of the pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the fatal crash.

Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border as conflict worsens
Iranian-backed Houthi Shi'ite militants seized the central city of Taiz at the weekend.

Afghanistan: Obama commits US troops through 2015-16 to avoid Iraq-style meltdown
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani asked for the troops to stay.

Germanwings crash was probably not terrorism, says French minister
The cockpit voice recorder was damaged but can still be used.

Germanwings plane crashes in French Alps, 150 dead
An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, leaving no survivors.

China executes three separatists for railway station mass stabbing attack
Three men have been executed for their part in an attack that killed 31 people last year.

Syrians feel 'abandoned' as world focuses on Islamic State, says UN secretary general
Ban Ki-moon has warned of a rise in war crimes and other human rights abuses.

David Cameron: I won't serve a third term as prime minister
If the Conservatives win in May, he will stand down after five years.

'Terrorism is becoming more professional' says Tunisian official
Praised as a model of Arab Spring progress, Tunisia has finally been drawn onto the global jihadi battlefield after Islamist militants gunned down foreign tourists in a brazen assault at the heart of the capital.

King Richard III burial: Leicester Cathedral hosts remains
The King's remains will be re-interred at Leicester cathedral on Thursday in a ceremony led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Yemen: Houthis seize strategic city
Houthi fighters opposed to Yemen's president took over the central city of Taiz in an escalation of a power struggle diplomats say risks drawing in neighbouring oil giant Saudi Arabia and its main regional rival Iran.

Syrian insurgents 'mimicking ruthlessness' of army
Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.

Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown after Bardo museum attack
Suspected militants have been detained after the attack that killed 23 people.