South Korea ferry: Vice principal rescued from sinking ship found hanged
Kang Min-Kyu, the vice principal of the school attended by students on the Sewol ferry, has been found dead near a gymnasium on Jindo island
The vice principal of the Danwon High School, where over 300 of its students were on board the sunken South Korea ferry, has been found hanged, local police have said.
Kang Min-Kyu was found dead near a school gymnasium on Jindo island where many of the rescued and relatives of those still missing have gathered, the Yonhap News Agency has reported.
The 52-year-old, who has been missing since Thursday, was rescued along with 178 others. Over 260 people are still missing.
A police officer says the vice principal, identified only by his surname Kang, was found dead on the island of Jindo where rescued passengers have taken shelter. He did not provide any further details.
East Ukraine separatists refuse to comply with agreement
Militant leader says pro-Russian groups not bound by deal between Urkaine and Russia
The self-declared leader of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, has said that he did not consider his men to be bound by an agreement between Russiaand Ukraine to disarm and vacate occupied buildings.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei "Lavrov did not sign anything for us, he signed on behalf of the Russian Federation," Pushilin, head of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, told journalists in Donetsk.
Pushilin said his men will only consider leaving public buildings when the government in Kiev does the same. He said he was continuing preparations for a referendum on increased autonomy from Kiev on May 11th.
Everest avalanche kills Nepalese guides ahead of peak season
At least a dozen climbers have been killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, in what is the worst accident to ever hit the world's highest peak. It has come just weeks ahead of peak climbing season.
The avalanche hit just below Mount Everest Camp 2 around 6:30 am (0100 UTC) Friday, killing at least 12 Nepali climbing guides.
Rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies from under mounds of snow and ice, Nepal Tourism Ministry official Krishna Lamsal said from Everest base camp.
The area where the avalanche hit is known as "popcorn field" at an altitude of 5,800 meters (19,000 feet). All the dead are believed to be Nepalese sherpas who were preparing the route ahead of the start of peak climbing season, according to officials.
Rescue workers and helicopters were deployed to the area once the avalanche struck.
Misa condemns ban on Lesotho journalists
The Media Institute of Southern Africa has criticised a court interdict banning three Lesotho journalists from practising their craft.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has condemned a court interdict against three Lesotho journalists, which bans them from practising journalism for two and three years respectively, calling it "a bad precedent".
Abel Chapatarango, Shakeman Mugari and Caswell Tlali were sued by their former employer, Lesotho Times andSunday Express, after discovering that the three had opened a publishing company of their own.
The order granted by the Lesotho high court prevents the three men from practising journalism within 200km of the Lesotho Times offices in Maseru. It also stops them from opening any newspaper within the same radius for a period of 12 months.
Maundy Thursday: Church must be open to sick and homeless, says pope
Maundy Thursday: Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 disabled people on Maundy Thursday, saying the Catholic Church must always be a refuge for the needy.
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
Pope Francis, starting four packed days culminating in Easter, said the Catholic Church must always be a refuge for the needy and later washed the feet of 12 disabled people at a traditional Holy Thursday ceremony.
In the morning, Francis, who regularly urges priests to shun material comforts or the desire to climb clerical career ladders, led the first of two solemn services on the day that Catholics commemorate the founding of the priesthood by Jesus.
In the grandeur of St. Peter's Basilica, he celebrated a "Mass of the Chrism" during which he and priests renewed the vows they took on the day of their ordination and he blessed oils to be used in administering sacraments during the year.
What makes Jerusalem so holy?
While Christians around the world are enjoying the Easter holiday, Jews everywhere are celebrating the holiday of Passover - a convergence of festivals which traditionally sees a surge in pilgrims to Jerusalem.
The BBC's Erica Chernofsky takes a closer look at why this city is so important to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, the three religions which trace their shared origins back to the biblical figure of Abraham.
Jerusalem - its name resonates in the hearts of Christians, Jews and Muslims alike and echoes through centuries of shared and disputed history.
Known in Hebrew as Yerushalayim and in Arabic as al-Quds, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. It has been conquered, destroyed and rebuilt time and again, and every layer of its earth reveals a different piece of the past.
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