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 Earthquake in IndiaSeveral die in India as earthquake centered in Nepal rocks northern part of India. |  Dozen's die as migrant boat sinksA boat carrying migrants sinks south of Sicily |  SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocketA unmanned SpaceX rocket blasted off from Florida on Monday to put a communications satellite into orbit for Turkmenistan, a first for the central Asian nation. Once in orbit, the 4,500-kg (five-ton) satellite will relay television broadcasts and other services to more than 1.2bn people in central Asia, Europe, the Middle East and north Africa |
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 The culprit of childrens' killingsIsrael was responsible for striking seven United Nations sites used as civilian shelters during the 2014 Gaza war in which 44 Palestinians died and 227 others were injured, an inquiry ordered by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has concluded. |  Saudi ends Yemen bombingsA coalition led by Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes against Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying it is "defending the legitimate government" of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Saudi jets targeted Houthi positions in the capital Sanaa overnight, along with missile batteries and warplanes. |  Greek seeks aidAthens is expected to present its international creditors with a draft list of reforms Wednesday, in an effort to unlock much-needed additional aid, government officials said, according to reports. Talks between cash-strapped Greece and its international lenders, the International Monetary Fund and European Union, have been deadlocked over demands for Athens to implement reforms such as pension cuts and liberalizing the labor market. |
 Boston Marathon Bombing trialRussian relatives of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to testify at his trial as his lawyers continue to make their case to spare his life. Five family members are expected to take the witness stand Monday in federal court. |  Sewol ferry captain sentencedA South Korean appeals court has handed down a toughened sentence of life in prison to the captain of the Sewol ferry which sank last year with the deaths of more than 300 people. The revised sentence follows a November verdict by a district court that sentenced Lee Joon-seok to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers in need. Victims’ relatives criticised that sentence at the time, saying it was too lenient. Prosecutors had demanded the death penalty for Lee. |
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