World News Update, what you need to know

The US has offered to send a team of experts to Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by suspected Islamist militants, who say they've snatched another eight.

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LONDON - Rolf Harris appeared relaxed on the first day of his indecent assault trial in London as the process of selecting a jury that will eventually decide his fate got underway.

WASHINGTON - The United States has denounced moves by pro-Russian separatist groups in eastern Ukraine to organise what it's called a "bogus" referendum.

PRETORIA - Oscar Pistorius allegedly remarked to a state witness and friend of his late girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp `how can you sleep in at night?' in court, a lawyer for the woman says.

LONDON - British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann at a Portuguese holiday resort seven years ago say new search "activity" will begin in the next few weeks.

LOS ANGELES - The lawyer representing New York paparazzo Sheng Li has called for a federal probe and grand jury investigation into why Australian Avatar star Sam Worthington was able to walk away from assault charges.