News Headlines - 12 April 2015

▽Pope Francis calls Armenian slaughter genocide - FT.com

Turkey has summoned the Vatican envoy after Pope Francis called the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians “the first genocide of the 20th century”, in comments that increase pressure on Ankara ahead of the events’ centenary this month.

▽Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for 1971 war crimes | Reuters

Bangladesh hanged Islamist opposition leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman on Saturday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, a move met with an angry reaction from his supporters who called for a protest strike.

▽Video purportedly shows ISIS destroying ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud | Fox News

Islamic State militants hammered, bulldozed and ultimately blew up parts of the ancient Iraqi Assyrian city of Nimrud, destroying a site dating back to the 13th century B.C., an online militant video purportedly shows.

▽Gatwick Airport to invest ￡20m in domestic flights - if it wins second runway | Meridian - ITV News

Gatwick Airport will invest ￡20m in expanding domestic and regional services, if it is awarded a second runway.
The fund will pay for new services to open up within ten years. Currently Gatwick serves 11 regional airports within the UK.

▽Video: Jeremy Clarkson hints Top Gear team may have a future outside the BBC - Telegraph

Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that the Top Gear team may have a future outside of the BBC, as he said the programme could "be back somewhere else".