ISIL no longer holds territory in Syria: White House

OIC calls on UN to declare March 15 as solidarity day against Islamophobia

20-year-old Turkish man rescues three people from Berlin fire

US ‘warns of 'consequences' after Venezuela detains Guaido top aide

EU leaders give Britain ‘last chance’ for orderly Brexit

Turks in Germany demand action against racism

New Zealand mourns with prayers, silence

The Muslim call to prayer sounded out over Christchurch and around New Zealand on March 22, as thousands gathered to remember the 50 people killed by a lone gunman at two mosques a week ago.

Dozens dead as ferry sinks in north Iraq: officials

At least 80 people died when an overcrowded ferry carrying families sank on March 21 in a swollen river in northern Iraq during Kurdish New Year celebrations, officials said.

5 mosques vandalized in central England

Counter-terrorism officers in central England are investigating attacks on five mosques in which windows were apparently shattered by a sledgehammer.

Venezuela’s Guaido says intelligence agents seize his chief of staff

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on March 21 intelligence agents had arrested his chief of staff following a pre-dawn raid, signaling that President Nicolas Maduro may be cracking down on the opposition’s challenge to his rule.

New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre

New Zealand imposed a ban on assault weapons on March 21, moving swiftly following the Christchurch massacre and triggering renewed calls from leading American politicians for gun controls in the United States.

Israel, Greece revive plan to surveil Turkey with radar

Israel plans to build advanced marine radar on the Greek island of Crete in a bid to watch the route of a planned natural gas pipeline that will carry gas to Greek Cyprus and Greece.

Greece-Cyprus-Israel summit in Jerusalem

The 6th Trilateral Greece-Greek Cyprus-Israel Summit, with the participation of the United States, began in Jerusalem on March 20 afternoon to advance energy and security in the eastern Mediterranean.

ISIL to be wiped off map imminently: Trump

A bullish U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on March 20 that the ISIL would be wiped off the map within hours, as he unfurled printouts showing the jihadists' shrinking presence in Iraq and Syria.

Kazakhstan renames capital 'Nursultan' after ex-president

Kazakhstan's parliament on March 20 voted to rename the country's capital in honor of long-time ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev, a day after he resigned as president.

Brexit delayed: British PM May requests three-month extension

Prime Minister Theresa May requested a three-month delay to Brexit yesterday after her failure to get a deal ratified by parliament left the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union in turmoil.

New Kazakh president proposes renaming capital as ‘Nursultan’

The head of Kazakhstan's senate was sworn in as interim president in a pomp-filled ceremony on March 20, and immediately proposed renaming the country's capital after his predecessor.

Russian defense minister hands to Assad message from Putin

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu traveled to Syria on March 19 where he handed a message from President Vladimir Putin to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, the defense ministry said.