What to know this morning: In 5 minutes or less

1. The House of Representatives is aiming to vote on the Pacific trade pact Friday, giving President Obama the "fast-track" trade negotiating authority he needs. This pact enhances Obama's negotiating clout Read more here.

2. 21 people are dead and dozens have been left missing as a landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, buried six villages in the Nepal mountains, officials said Thursday. Read more here.

3. South Korea's central bank lowered its key interest rate to a historic low on Thursday, responding to a dip in exports and the fact that the economy may slow because of the MERS outbreak. Read more here.

4. Hundreds of people lined the streets of German town of Haltern to pay solemn respect to 16 high school students and two teachers killed in the Germanwings plane crash, as their remains were brought home to be buried. Read more here.

5. The officer involved in the Texas pool party incident was "not targeting teens" according to his lawyer, but was fraught with emotion after responding to two suicide calls earlier that day. Read more here.

6. Carrie Underwood cleaned house at the CMT Music Awards last night, taking home three honors including Video of the Year. Read more here, and see the red carpet arrivals below.