AfricaBrief: March 2018

The president accuses the online retail giant of scamming the US Postal Service.

A census suggests that one-horn rhino numbers have increased by 12 to 2,413 in the national park.

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The UK says the search of an Aeroflot plane at Heathrow was routine - illegal says Russia.

Recently released footage shows the lead up to 2016 police shooting of Alton Sterling.

Italy reacts angrily as customs officers enter a migrant centre to carry out a urine test.

The daughter of a British aid worker murdered in Syria says so-called "Beatles" pair have showed no remorse.

Supplies critical to the humanitarian aid effort have been destroyed, the World Food Programme says.

Sgt Matt Tonroe, from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, died in action on 29 March.

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The low-caste victim was reportedly warned by neighbours not to ride the horse, a status symbol.

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The company says a Model X vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the US was in Autopilot mode.

One man and the disappearance of his shrimp fried rice led to many people sharing food theft stories

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Britain is told a total of more than 50 diplomats must leave over the nerve agent poisoning row.

On his first known foreign trip, newly released footage shows Kim meeting with Xi Jinping on his train.

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The Nobel Peace Prize winner visits the Pakistani area where Taliban militants tried to kill her.

A state department proposal could require visa applicants to detail all their social media handles.

Palestinian officials say 16 people were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers on Friday.

Australian cricketer David Warner cries as he admits he may never play for his country again.

Alton Sterling was killed in Louisiana in 2016 and his death sparked days of protests.

Two British men accused of being in the Islamic State 'Beatles' gang say they will not get a fair trial.

Prince Laurent defended his allowance as "the price of my life, which is largely behind me now".

The industry could contribute almost a fifth of the global total of CO2 by 2050 but some nations resist targets.

A Costa Rican couple talks about their fears ahead of polls dominated by the issue of same-sex marriage .

The vote was delayed after an allegation of electoral fraud in the first round earlier this month.

Katherine Brewster, 27, had been reported missing after she was seen entering a forest in bare feet.

The private service for the visionary scientist will be held at the university church in Cambridge.

It is the UN's largest ever package of designated penalties against Pyongyang.

Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner's visit the churches of Ethiopia.

A nun who brings good luck, an enthusiastic dog and some striking flowers. All this and more this week.

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

Wasma Imran and Mahin Khan founded the Recircle Cup, to help those who cannot afford sanitary towels in Pakistan.

Some stories you may have missed over the past seven days. Let's fill you in.

Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.

It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?

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The 70-year-old film star has an operation to replace a catheter valve at a Los Angeles hospital.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks to the BBC about abuse on social media, and whether she wants to enter politics.

Emanuel Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work.

Four civilians and a police officer were wounded in the crossfire, and the gunman was killed.

Anna Marie Whitlock Henry played the flute while surgeons operated on her.

Noor Salman sobs as a jury clears her of helping her husband kill 49 people at the Pulse venue.

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Russia's President Putin claims it can penetrate any defence shield.

France's first lady files a complaint after email fraudsters impersonate her to request favours.

The actress fails to convince judges that a character in Grand Theft Auto V was based on her.

A top Italian daily did not accurately quote Pope Francis, the Vatican says.

President Emmanuel Macron had proposed a dialogue with Kurdish fighters in north Syria.

Gao Chengyong was found guilty of the gruesome murders of 11 women and girls over 14 years.

Victoria Derbyshire and Coleen Nolan were among those to bare all for breast cancer awareness.

Kim Jong-un's trip across the China-North Korea border to see Xi Jinping was notable for its rarity. Reality Check looks what passes across the border more regularly.

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Moscow expels diplomats from "unfriendly" Western countries amid row over ex-spy poisoning in the UK.

Coffee sellers in California must warn customers about the chemical acrylamide, a state court rules.

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The firm denies it believes that growth at all costs is "good" even if it leads to deaths.

Saturday, 31 March 2018

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