World News Update, what you need to know

A man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo has surrendered to police after the plane was forced to land in Cyprus, with all passengers and crew freed unharmed.

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NEW YORK - Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and maintained a long and successful career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69.

ROME - Italian coast guard and navy vessels have rescued nearly 1400 migrants from boats and rubber dinghies in the southern Mediterranean, officials say, indicating numbers are rising as the weather warms up.

WASHINGTON, March 29 Reuters - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining laptop computers linked to suspects in last week's deadly Brussels bombings as investigators work to unravel the militant network behind the attacks.

LOS ANGELES - A collection of works by elusive British graffiti artist Banksy left on walls, screen prints and other unorthodox means is expected to sell for more than $US500,000 ($A662,866) when it goes up for auction in southern California next month.

WASHINGTON - US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged with battery in Florida amid allegations that he forcefully grabbed a reporter at a campaign event.

LONDON - More than two decades after Britain's Princess Diana was pictured forlornly alone at the Taj Mahal, her son Prince William and his wife Kate will visit the Indian landmark, evoking memories of his mother's famous 1992 trip.