VietPress USA (April 29th, 2016):
Body of Russian soldier who called in an airstrike on himself after being surrounded by IS fighters has been recovered. He was posthumously awarded the Hero of Russia medal.(bbc.com)
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Woolly Wolf Spotted in Nepal Is Likely a New Species - By analyzing the animal's poop, scientists provide more evidence it's not a subspecies of the gray wolf. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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Malawi's estimated 10,000 albinos face "extinction" if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft, a UN expert has warned. (bbc.com)
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Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say. Sherpas have expressed concerns that vibrations caused by the helicopters could trigger avalanches. (bbc.com)
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Belgian police knew since 2014 that Abdeslam brothers planned ‘irreversible act’ Damning report into Belgian response to Paris attacks shows sloppiness and lack of resources (politico.eu)
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US aircraft carrier denied entry to Hong Kong, American consulate official says - by China (scmp.com)
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Up in smoke: Kenya to torch millions of dollars worth of ivory; 105 tons of elephant ivory, 1.35 tons of rhino horn, exotic animal skins and other products such as sandalwood and medicinal bark (cnn.com)
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Australia's PM says "We can't afford to let the empathy that we feel for the desperate circumstances that many people find themselves in to cloud our judgment" as an Iranian Asylum Seeker burns himself to death in an Australian detention Centre on Nauru (bbc.com)
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More than half a tonne of ancient Roman coins unearthed by Spanish construction workers (abc.net.au)
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Obama-Netanyahu rift impedes U.S. offer of record $40 billion aid deal for Israel: "American officials have balked as their Israeli counterparts insisted on more generous terms for a new 10-year military aid package" (nytimes.com)
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