Three British soldiers were killed April 30 in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle, the British Ministry of Defense said May 1, Reuters reported.

The United States will send about 10 military personnel to Mali to provide liaison support to French and African troops and 12 soldiers to guard the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, a Pentagon spokesman said April 30, The Washington Post reported.

Cyprus' parliament has approved a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, BBC reported April 30.

Egypt will raise the fees paid by ships passing through the Suez Canal on May 1, a Suez Canal Authority official said, Reuters reported April 30.

China has allegedly sold helicopter gunships to ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, The Irrawaddy reported April 30, citing Jane's Information Group.