Iran vows to pursue missile program despite new US sanctions
Iran will pursue its development of ballistic missiles despite the US blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the program, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on March 28.
Pakistan plans new paramilitary crackdown; Easter bombing kills 70
Pakistan has decided to launch a paramilitary crackdown on Islamist militants in Punjab, the country's richest and most populous province, after an Easter Day bombing killed 70 people in the provincial capital Lahore, officials said on March 28.
Myanmar approves new election commission establishment
Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 28 approved the establishment of a new Union Election Commission to handle issues of the next general election which is scheduled for 2021.
Belgian police break up street protests
Belgian police briefly used water cannon to control several hundred rowdy protesters in central Brussels on March 27 after they ignored an official call for marches to be postponed following the March 22's bombings.
Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65 in Pakistan park
A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on March 27 in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction which said it had targeted Christians.
Myanmar: military chief pledges to cooperate with gov't in transition
Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing pledged to cooperate with the new government to ensure a smooth transfer of power.
Islamic State dealt hefty body blow with death of top aide: officials
Islamic State will struggle to recover from the death of a top aide, reported this week in a U.S. air strike, whose overview of the group's finances, politics and administration was unmatched, Iraqi and U.S. sources said.
Belgium charges airport suspect, calls off Brussels 'march against fear'
Belgian prosecutors charged three men on March 26 with terrorist offences over the Brussels bomb attacks and authorities called off a planned 'march against fear' in the jittery capital to relieve pressure on an over-taxed police force.
NATO's chief to meet with Obama in Washington in April: White House
President Barack Obama will meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 4 and discuss the fight against Islamic State and the migrant crisis originating in the Middle East, the White House said on March 25.
Three more arrested in Brussels police operation over attacks
Belgian police arrested three more people on March 25 as investigations into March 23's suicide bombings by Islamist militants in Brussels threw up more links to killings in Paris last year.