Hometown Stands By Germanwings Pilot Despite Tragedy, Pastor Says – The pastor of the Lutheran church in Andreas Lubitz’s hometown said Sunday that the community stands by him and his family, despite the blame prosecutors place on the 27-year-old co-pilot for causing the jetliner crash that killed 150 people in southern France. [sfg]

Andreas Lubitz ‘Repeatedly Urged Germanwings Captain To Leave Him Alone’ – The Germanwings co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed his plane into the French Alps made repeated efforts to get the captain to leave him alone in the cockpit, it emerged today. [ind]

Crash Captain Screamed ‘Open The Damn Door!’ – The doomed jet’s captain tried to smash through the cockpit door with an axe, while yelling at his silent co-pilot. [sky]

Report: Germanwings Co-Pilot Had Serious Psychosomatic Illness – According to German newspaper Die Welt, authorities found clear signs of a “serious psychosomatic illness” when searching the home of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. [gawker]

Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia Crush New Zealand In Final – Australia overwhelmed New Zealand to win the World Cup for a fifth time at an ecstatic Melbourne Cricket Ground. [bbc]

French President Hollande Suffers Setback in Local Elections – Former President Sarkozy’s center-right alliance took a sweeping majority, according to exit polls. [wsj]

Tim Cook: Pro-Discrimination ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws Are Dangerous – There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country. [washpo]

Singapore Stands Still As Nation Bids Farewell To Founding Father Lee – Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as the nation came to a near-halt to honor its “founding father”. [reuters]

Jacob Zuma Chopper Taxi Gets Chopped – The air force has cut the backup helicopter service it provided for years to President Jacob Zuma’s family and friends travelling between Durban and Nkandla during the president’s visits to his family home, amid allegations that it was being abused. [cpr]

SANDF Denies Zuma Chopper ‘Taxi’ Claims – At no point has President Jacob Zuma’s family used an SA Air Force helicopter for transport, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Sunday. [n24]

Vettel Stuns Mercedes With Ferrari Win At Sepang – Sebastian Vettel scored his and Ferrari’s first win since 2013 on Sunday, as a superb strategic drive for his new team helped him defeat pre-race favourites Mercedes in the 2015 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix. [f1]

Lewis Hamilton Expressing Himself On The Radio – Lewis Hamilton was involved in a series of curt radio exchanges with his team as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was the surprise winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix. [dm]

Trevor Noah Short Listed For ‘The Daily Show’ – South African comedian, Trevor Noah has been placed on a short list to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. [tlive]

Round-The-World Solar Impulse Plane Takes Slow Trip To China – After a 10-day stopover in Myanmar, the Solar Impulse 2 airplane took off before dawn on Monday, heading for China on the fifth leg of its unprecedented round-the-world flight. [nbc]

Valentino Rossi Scores Stunning Victory In MotoGP Opener – Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi opened the 2015 MotoGP season in spectacular style with a thrilling victory for Yamaha under the floodlights in Qatar Sunday. [cnn]

Scientology Former Public Enemy No. 1 Is Still Spooked, 40 Years Later – When Paulette Cooper was the church’s only public critic, she says she faced a ‘campaign of intimidation and destruction.’ Four decades later, despite the church’s denials, she tells The Daily Beast it’s not over. [beast]

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