China's Xi says won't allow Taiwan to be 'split' off again

Reuters - China will never allow the tragedy of Taiwan being "split" off from the rest of the country to happen again, state media on Sunday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying, offering a strong warning to the island against any moves towards independence.

IS blamed for Yemen care home attack, Pope ‘shocked’

Manila Bulletin - Aden, Yemen — Yemeni authorities have blamed the Islamic State group for an attack on a care home run by missionaries that killed 16 people and was condemned by Pope Francis as “diabolical”. 

EU to push Turkey on migrants at upcoming summit

FRANCE24 - European leaders will push Turkey at a summit on Monday to agree to "large-scale" deportations of economic migrants from Greece, as EU chief Donald Tusk says he sees the first hints of a resolution to the migrant crisis.

Syria rebels fight Daesh for control of Iraq crossing

Gulf News - Beirut: Syrian rebels were battling Daesh for control of a key border post with Iraq on Saturday, a day after the US-backed fighters seized control of the crossing, activists said.

 

Monitoring Group Says 135 Killed in First Week of Syria Truce

teleSUR English - A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a partial truce in Syria in areas covered by the deal, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday just days before the United Nations peace talks are due to restart. 

UN prepares to leverage Syria truce into peace talks - negotiations between the country’s two warring sides

JPOST - [WASHINGTON] Optimistic after a cease-fire in Syria’s civil war largely held last week, the UN’s special envoy to the conflict, Staffan de Mistura, is laying the groundwork for political negotiations between the country’s two warring sides.

UFO hunter claims to have found missing Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 Flight MH370 off of South Africa

Bristol Post - A UFO hunter this week claimed to have found missing Flight MH370 in an eight-month old Google satellite image.

North Korea sanctions: Philippines to seize cargo ship

BBC - The Philippines says it has seized a North Korean ship in line with tightened UN sanctions targeting the country's nuclear programme. 

Hillary Clinton coasts to victory in 2016 Louisiana Democratic primary

NOLA - Hillary Clinton continued her political romp through the South on Saturday (March 5), winning Louisiana's Democratic presidential primary by a wide margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are made for each other

(CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are perfect opponents for each other. They are two candidates who have come alive in their campaigns as it became clearer that the other one would be the likely nominee of their party.

Cruz and Sanders take states but Trump and Clinton hit back in south

A ferocious week of attacks on Donald Trump appeared to loosen his grip on the Republican presidential race on “Super Saturday”, while Bernie Sanders showed there may also be some life left in the Democratic race.

Ted Cruz Wins GOP Caucuses in Kansas and Maine

Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday bolstered his case that he is the strongest Republican alternative to Donald Trump, winning lopsided victories over the party’s presidential front-runner in caucuses in Kansas and Maine.

China cuts 2016 growth target amid continued economy concerns

China has cut its growth target for this year to a range of 6.5% to 7%, down from 7%, a further sign that the world’s second-largest economy is slowing.