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UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Reuters) - France said on Friday it would push the United Nations Security Council to refer the Islamic State militant group to the International Criminal Court for possible prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

ADEN, March 27 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi rebels made broad gains in the country's south and east on Friday despite a second day of Saudi-led air strikes meant to check the Iranian-backed militia's efforts to overthrow President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

* Army says captured Boko Haram headquarters (Adds APC, UN Statement)

A change in the rules for permitted development rights in the UK has increased the development threshold for rooftop solar panels on commercial property by a factor of 20. Under the new rules, installations up to 1 MW no longer require full planning permission for development.

Coal producers focused on the Chinese market are scratching their heads: ever since China started imposing restrictions on imports, suppliers have gone on a wild hunt for buyers.

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Friday that Saudi Arabia felt it necessary to intervene in Yemen to avoid Iranian-backed rebels taking over the country along its southern border.

BRAZZAVILLE, March 27 (Reuters) - The President of Congo Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso, said on Friday he expected a referendum on a change to the constitution that would allow him to stand next year for a third term at the helm of the oil-producing nation.<

MILAN/LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Britain's available natural gas storage capacity will fall to its lowest level in almost a decade this summer, increasing the system's reliance on supply from the continent and the risk of price spikes next winter.

March 27 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States declined by 12 this week to 813, the smallest decline since December, oil services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely watched survey on Friday.

BENGHAZI, Libya, March 27 (Reuters) - Forces loyal to a rival Libyan government controlling the capital Tripoli have withdrawn from frontline bases near the country's biggest oil ports, a spokesman said on Friday, raising hopes the ports might soon be reopened.

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