World News Update, what you need to know

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty after a US jury unanimously found the 21-year-old former student guilty on all 30 counts related to the April 15, 2013 attacks, the murder of a police officer, a car jacking and a shootout while on the run.

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MOSCOW - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for an end to the "vicious cycle" of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, while Russia's President Vladimir Putin denied using Athens to sow discord within the EU.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the country's "next battle" is to retake Anbar province from the Islamic State jihadist group, his most direct statement yet on Baghdad's target after Tikrit.

PARIS - The French, German, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will meet in Berlin for a follow-up on the fragile ceasefire agreed in February to end a year of bloody war in eastern Ukraine, diplomats say.

ADEN - Much-needed aid is trickling into Yemen as Houthi rebels fight fresh battles with pro-government forces backed by a Saudi-led air campaign that is set to enter its third week.

CHARLESTON - The white police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor says.

BERLIN - German officials have ordered Google to limit the collection of personal data, in the US internet giant's latest run-in with authorities in the European Union.

BANGKOK - Scores of foreign tourists have endured a dramatic sea rescue after a blaze devoured a ferry travelling between Krabi and the island of Phuket in southern Thailand.