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Islamic State truck bomb kills at least 60 people south of Baghdad
A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on March 6, medical and security officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast.
New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study
Fetuses in 29% of pregnant women with Zika virus infection were found to have a range of severe abnormalities, according to preliminary results from a small study that raised new concerns about the potential link between Zika and serious birth defects.
China aims to maintain growth pace, fend off unemployment in five-year plan
China faces a tough battle to keep its economy growing by at least 6.5% over the next five years while creating more jobs and restructuring inefficient industries, Premier Li Keqiang said as he opened China's annual parliament on March 5.
Europe moves to fix its free border crisis by end of year
The European Commission set out a timetable on March 4 to restore the fraying 26-nation Schengen open border area by year-end, warning that failure to do so would cost the European economy up to 18 billion euros (US$19.7 billion) a year.
China's premier says economy faces greater difficulties in 2016: state radio
China's economy is facing greater difficulties and challenges in 2016 as the government forges ahead with structural reforms, state radio on March 4 quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying.
DPRK leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at any time
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK's) leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and to turn its military posture to "pre-emptive attack" mode in the face of growing threats from its enemies, state media said on March 4.
EU's Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe
EU Council President Donald Tusk told illegal economic migrants on March 3 not to risk their lives or money to make a perilous trip to Europe "for nothing" but said unilateral actions by European Union states to deal with the crisis must stop.
EU launches emergency refugee aid scheme for Greece
The European Union, faced with a growing refugee crisis in Greece, launched a new aid program on March 2 worth an initial 700 million euros that mirrors the kind of disaster relief it offers developing nations.
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on DPRK over its nuclear program
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) faces harsh new UN sanctions to starve it of money for its nuclear weapons program following a unanimous Security Council vote on March 2 on a resolution drafted by the United States and Pyongyang's ally China.
Europe seen on cusp of new humanitarian crisis at Greece-Macedonia border
The build-up of thousands of migrants and refugees on Greece's northern borders is fast turning into a humanitarian disaster, the United Nations said on March 1 as the European Union prepared to offer more financial aid.