4 Mar. 15; 12:03: Rape documentary 'incites violence' Indian officials tell all news channels not to air a controversial documentary about rape, warning that the excerpts "appear to encourage and incite violence against women."
4 Mar. 15; 14:24: AirAsia Flight 8501 main search ends Search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo says the main search-and-recovery operation surrounding AirAsia Flight 8501 has officially ended.
4 Mar. 15; 13:20: Boston Marathon bombing trial to open Almost two years after the deadly Boston bomb attack, the prosecution will reveal details of the allegations against suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev.
BBC News | Africa
4 Mar. 15; 15:36: Kenyans charged over contract scam Seven ex-government officials in Kenya are charged in connection with the multimillion-dollar Anglo Leasing corruption scam that came to light in 2004.
4 Mar. 15; 12:15: Tanzanians die in heavy floods Flooding in north-western Tanzania has killed at least 38 people and left hundreds of others homeless, police tell the BBC.
4 Mar. 15; 12:40: South Sudan hits out at UN sanctions South Sudan's foreign minister warns that the imposition of any US-backed sanctions would be counter-productive to the peace process.
BBC News | America
4 Mar. 15; 16:03: US high court hears Obamacare case The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to a health care law that could threaten insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
4 Mar. 15; 15:43: Boston Marathon bomb trial begins The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of the Boston Marathon bombing two years ago, opens in the city.
4 Mar. 15; 15:16: WW2 'Japan battleship wreck found' US billionaire Paul Allen announces he has discovered the famous WW2 Japanese battleship, Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk.
BBC News | Asia-Pacific
4 Mar. 15; 14:08: India vows rapist interview inquiry India's home minister promises an inquiry into how a TV crew was allowed to interview a death-row prisoner convicted over the Delhi 2012 gang rape and murder.
4 Mar. 15; 09:54: Australian pair moved for execution Two members of the Bali Nine Australian drug smuggling ring are moved to the Indonesian island where they and other foreigners face execution.
4 Mar. 15; 07:49: China military budget 'to rise 10%' China's military budget will rise by about 10% in 2015, an official says, in another double-digit increase.
BBC News | Europe
4 Mar. 15; 14:57: Thirty feared dead in Ukraine mine Some 30 miners are feared dead in a suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine.
4 Mar. 15; 14:18: Putin urges end to political murders Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to "shameful" political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
4 Mar. 15; 10:41: New wave of Paris drone alerts Ten more drones are spotted flying over Paris and reports say police are searching for four men after a chase in the east of the city.
