Author: Reuters
Turkey says Istanbul suicide bomber was member of Islamic State
A Turkish member of the Islamic State militant group was responsible for March 19's suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian, Turkey's interior minister said.
Syria peace talks grind toward pivotal Assad question
Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under unaccustomed pressure to discuss something far outside their comfort zone: the fate of President Bashar al-Assad. And they are doing their best to avoid it.
Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria's Raqqa: monitor, activists
Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on March 19, a monitoring group and activists said, as Damascus and Moscow waged attacks on areas controlled by Islamic State.
Islamic State rocket kills US Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
A US Marine who was part of the coalition fighting Islamic State was killed in a rocket attack by the militant group in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement on March 19.
Suicide bomber kills four, wounds 36 in Istanbul shopping district
A suicide bomber killed four people on March 19 in a busy shopping district in the heart of Istanbul, pushing the death toll from four separate suicide attacks in Turkey this year to more than 80.
Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed
All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on March 19, Russian officials said.
Defiant DPRK fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two ballistic missiles on March 18, one of which flew about 800 km (500 miles) while the other exploded shortly after launch, US officials said, as the isolated state stepped up its defiance of tough new UN and US sanctions.
Europe's most wanted held in Brussels for Paris attacks
Europe's most wanted man was captured after a shootout in Brussels in a major coup for authorities investigating November's Islamic State attacks on Paris.
Russian passenger jet crashes with 55 people on board: CNN
A Boeing (BA.N) 738 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, CNN reported on March 19, citing Russia's Southern Regional Emergency Center.
EU to pitch migrant plan to Turkey but no done deal
European Union leaders will try to convince Turkey's prime minister to help end Europe's migration crisis in return for financial and political concessions but they remain unsure if March 18's Brussels summit can clinch a deal.
