Ferguson police shooting 'heinous'Posted on Thursday March 12, 2015The shooting of two police officers in a Missouri suburb was a "heinous assault" that could undermine police reforms, says the US attorney general.Iraqi forces 'push into Tikrit'Posted on Thursday March 12, 2015Iraqi government forces are pushing into Tikrit on several fronts, forcing Islamic State militants to fall back to the city centre, officials say.Fantasy author Pratchett dies aged 66Posted on Thursday March 12, 2015Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett dies at his home aged 66, eight years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.Woman killed by whale off MexicoPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015A Canadian woman dies after a grey whale crashes into a tourist boat off Baja California Sur on Mexico's Pacific Coast.France investigates IS killing videoPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015France investigates an Islamic State killing video which features a French-speaking man said to be related to 2012 Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah.S Pacific volcano forms new islandPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015A volcanic eruption in Tonga in January leads to the creation of a new island in the Pacific, some 500m across and 250m high.Fatal fire in Russian shopping centrePosted on Thursday March 12, 2015Five people have died and up to 25 people are feared trapped in rubble after a fire at a shopping centre in the Russian city of Kazan.Alibaba invests $200m in SnapchatPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015Chinese internet giant Alibaba invests $200m (£133m) in messaging application Snapchat, valuing the four-year old firm at nearly $15bn.Mass albino-trade witchdoctor arrestsPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015More than 200 traditional healers and witchdoctors are arrested in Tanzania in a crackdown on the murder of albino people for their body parts.S Africa reward over TV news muggingPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015South African police offer a reward of 100,000 rand (£5,500; $8,200) for the arrest of two men who mugged a well-known TV journalist on camera.White House car crash investigatedPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015Two senior US Secret Service agents are under investigation after a car crash at the White House.Madonna criticises Radio 1 'ban'Posted on Thursday March 12, 2015Pop star Madonna calls Radio 1 "discriminatory and unfair" after it failed to playlist her latest single, Living For Love.Clinton's 'emailgate' diced and slicedPosted on Wednesday March 11, 2015Separating fact from fiction in Clinton email sagaHow did Terry Pratchett tweet after his death?Posted on Thursday March 12, 2015Author Terry Pratchett announced his own death on Twitter - but how?'Blue Lives Matter' trends after officers shotPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015Conservative activists and police supporters have modified an anti-police violence slogan to highlight their cause.EU seeks solutions to its Mediterranean crisisPosted on Thursday March 12, 2015With thousands of migrants risking their lives crossing the Mediterra