Blast kills 1 at Yobe football field

A bomb targeted at footballers at a playing field in Yobe town has killed one, witnesses said.
Explosive devices suspected to have been planted at a football field in Potiskum, a commercial town in Yobe on Sunday went off at about 6.30pm, killing a sugar-cane seller, a source said.

Jet at bottom of sea, says search and rescue agency

…As rescuers expand search
The search for a missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 with 162 people aboard was expanded yesterday, the Indonesian government announced.

Cameroon launches first air strike on Boko Haram

Cameroon sent warplanes into action on Sunday against Boko Haram fighters for the first time, after the large force of militants crossed the border and seized a military camp, the government said yesterday.

Obama: US 'less racially divided' than in 2009

Protesters march toward a New York police station after a man was killed by police in Brooklyn 

President Barack Obama has said race relations in the US are better now than when he took office, despite nationwide protests over police actions.

Mr Obama told broadcaster NPR in a wide-ranging interview that he thinks "the issue has surfaced in a way that probably is healthy".

Lisburn bus station death: Woman is knocked down

The incident happened within the grounds of the bus depot at Lisburn, County Antrim

A woman has died after being knocked down by a bus in Lisburn, County Antrim.

The incident happened within the grounds of the city's bus station in Smithfield Street just before 10:30 GMT on Monday.

Debbie Purdy: Right-to-die campaigner dies

Debbie Purdy fought for a number of years to clarify the law on assisted suicide 

Right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy, who won a landmark ruling to clarify the law on assisted suicide, has died.

Mumbai attack 'leader' wins Pakistan appeal

 

The attacks in Mumbai lasted almost 60 hours, and saw numerous public buildings and locations attacked 

The alleged leader of the 2008 militant attacks on Mumbai has won an appeal against his detention in Pakistan.