News Headlines - 05 April 2015
A leaked Government memo which claims the SNP leader wants the Conservatives to win the general election, has been described by Nicola Sturgeon as a “political dirty trick” manufactured in Whitehall.
▽In Easter message, Pope Francis praises Iran framework deal - Stripes
In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.
▽Isis video confirms destruction at Unesco world heritage site in Hatra | The Guardian
Islamic State militants used sledgehammers and assault rifles to destroy ancient artefacts at a Unesco world heritage site in Iraq and vowed to continue their rampage against the country’s millennia-old history, according to a new video released by the group.
▽Stampede to Join China’s Development Bank Stuns Even Its Founder - NYTimes.com
The sudden rush to join China’s new Asian development bank by this week’s deadline, including last-minute applications by countries hardly considered Beijing’s best friends, astonished even the Chinese.
▽Kazuyoshi Miura, 48, improves record as Japan’s oldest league goalscorer | The Guardian
The goals may not be as frequent now and the famed celebratory dance not as slick, but 48-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura again proved his worth on Sunday by extending his record as the oldest goalscorer in Japanese football.
