Mexican police come under attack in a two-hour gunfight in the city ofAcapulco, killing one gunman. At the same time, a separate group of gunmen attacked a federal police base in the city.(BBC)
British department store chainBritish Home Stores (BHS) collapses into administration after a last-minute rescue deal fails. The collapse of the retailer, which employs 11,000 people, is the biggest failure on the UK'shigh street since the collapse ofWoolworths in 2008.(The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia'sCouncil of Ministers announces a broad-based economic reform plan, known as Vision 2030, which will help the oil-reliant state to diversify its economy over the next 14 years.(Al Jazeera)
ARoyal Norwegian Air ForceF-16 fighter jet, taking part in a mock attack onTarva on April 12, mistakenly opened fire on a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unharmed, according to the Norwegian military.(The Guardian)
At least two people are killed and seven are injured following an explosion on a bus inYerevan,Armenia. The cause of the blast is being investigated.(RT)
The topU.S. diplomat inBelarusScott Rauland and Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimer Makey said that their countries are ready to discuss the possible return of their ambassadors. Makey told reporters inMinsk that "there is readiness from both sides for a full normalization of our relations." Belarus recalled its ambassador from Washington in 2008 after the United States imposed sanctions against Belarusian oil giant Belneftekhim following tensions between Minsk and the West.(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Turkey says it has deported more than 3,300 foreigners suspected of links tojihadi groups, and barred another 41,000foreigners from entering the country.(AP)
The U.S. city ofCleveland,Ohio, agrees to pay $6 million to settle awrongful deathcivil rightslawsuit brought by the family of Tamir Rice. Rice was a 12-year-old boy who was walking outside a recreation center holding anair pellet gun when he was shot and killed by aCleveland Police officer on November 22, 2014. Prosecutor Tim McGinty reported in December 2015 that an Ohiogrand jury decided not to indict the police officers.(NPR)(CNN)
