President Barack Obama said on March 22 that the US-led coalition will continue hitting Islamic State militants after attacks in Belgium that killed at least 30 people.

Russia and Finland agreed on March 22 to impose temporary restrictions at two Arctic border crossing points following an increased flow of asylum seekers from Russia to Finland earlier this year.

US President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on March 22, addressing the Cuban people directly in a historic speech broadcast throughout the island.

Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers shortly before they struck Brussels Airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city's metro, killing at least 30 and wounding over 200.

Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on March 22 morning killing up to 10 people and injuring 30 others and a second blast struck a metro station in the capital shortly afterwards, the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said. 

US President Barack Obama pushed Cuba to improve human rights during his historic visit to the Communist-led island on March 21, publicly sparring with President Raul Castro who showed flashes of anger and hit back at U.S. "double standards".

Gunmen on March 21 attacked a hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, that had been converted into the headquarters of a European Union military training operation, but there no casualties among the mission's personnel.

Greece asked its European partners on March 21 for help implementing a deal with Turkey meant to stem an influx of migrants into Europe, as hundreds more - many unaware of the new rules - streamed from their boats onto Greek islands.

President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on March 20 on a historic visit, opening a new chapter in US engagement with the island's Communist government after decades of animosity between the former Cold War foes.

Relatives gathered to mourn the 62 victims of a passenger jet crash in southern Russia on March 20 and officials warned an investigation could take weeks to determine the cause of the downing.