World News Update, what you need to know

A Texas traffic policeman has shot dead two suspected Islamist gunmen with his pistol after they opened fire with assault rifles and tried to storm an event staged by an anti-Muslim group, police say.

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LONDON - Prince William and his wife Kate have announced that their new baby princess will be called Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, as the sound of gun salutes and bells pealing rang out over London.

ROME - More than half the nearly 6,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend have arrived in Italy as aid workers warned of no end in sight to a "heartbreaking" crisis.

NANTERRE, France - The bitter family dispute within France's far-right National Front is set to come to a head as party leaders prepare to discuss the status of founder Jean-Marie Le Pen after his latest controversial outbursts.

WASHINGTON - The Republican presidential field has expanded by two with the addition of former Hewlett Packard boss Carly Fiorina and conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson, second-tier candidates aiming to dramatically upset the White House race.

WASHINGTON, May 4 AFP - Former US president Bill Clinton has said in an interview that he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while wife Hillary Clinton runs for the White House.

JERUSALEM, May 4 AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a united front against racism after talks with leaders of the Ethiopian Jewish community.