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Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, photographed by security camera at a gas station after the attacks, has been captured. (Photo by CCTV screen capture by BFM TV, France)

Paris terror attacks suspect Abdeslam caught in Belgium

Paris terror attack suspect Salah Abdeslam has been captured alive, a Belgian counter-terrorism source tells CNN. The Belgian-born French citizen was injured in a shootout that ended with his capture.

CNN

Female general named combatant commander

Gen. Lori Robinson has been nominated to head the U.S. Northern Command, a position that would make her the first woman to lead a combatant command in Pentagon history.

MSN News

All 62 aboard Dubai airliner killed in crash in Russia

A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board crashed and caught fire early Saturday while landing in strong winds in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all aboard, officials said.

MSN News

On camera: Russian plane crashing - Boeing 737 FlyDubai crash

Popscreen

EU, Turkey reach deal on migrants

The EU and Turkey have reached a deal on the migrant crisis. Migrants bound from Turkey will be returned to Turkey if their asylum claims are rejected. In return, Turkey will receive aid and political concessions.

BBC

U.N. security council to meet on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch

The United Nations Security Council will meet to discuss North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, diplomats said, as the U.N. Secretary-General called on Pyongyang to “halt these inflammatory and escalatory actions.”

Reuters

Why China supports new sanctions against North Korea

NPR

IN DEPTH

Apple workers would refuse to break security

Apple employees say they may balk at the work, while others may even quit their high-paying jobs rather than undermine the security of the software they have already created.

MSN Money

Mysterious infection spreads to Michigan

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that an older adult from Michigan has died after contracting the obscure blood infection, which has sickened more than 50 in Wisconsin.

MSN News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Video of Japanese journalist captured in Syria

A video has surfaced of Japanese freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda for the first time since he was believed to be taken hostage by the al-Nusra Front in Syria last year.

TIME

US human rights credibility on line in Cuba

Obama should call for concrete measures to end systematic repression in Cuba during his visit to Havana from March 20 to 22, Human Rights Watch said.

Human Rights Watch

Obama abolishes last major restrictions on US travel to Cuba

ABC News

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Far-right party in Germany might be banned

Germany‘s top constitutional court will soon rule on whether the ’neo-Nazi’ National Democratic Party (NPD) should be barred from politics. But a ban might force it underground where it could be more dangerous.

Christian Science Monitor

Trump “one of top 10 risks to global economy”

A Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the U.S. and heighten security risks for the United States, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Politico

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The draft EU-Turkey migrant deal, at a glance

The latest draft of a deal between the European Union and Turkey says both sides will pledge at a summit “to end the irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.”

ABC News

Kurdish rebels claim deadly Ankara blast

CNN

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Starwood dumps Marriott purchase deal

Starwood Hotels and Resorts dumped a previous deal to sell itself to Marriott International after a group of investors made a better offer, but it will give Marriott a chance to improve its bid before finalizing.

MSN Money

Stocks close higher as S&P 500 turns positive

Stocks closed higher Friday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index turning positive for 2016 in the wake of a dovish Federal Reserve that helped the gauge post its longest weekly winning streak since November.

MSN Money

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft apologizes for ‘schoolgirl’ dancers

A Microsoft Game Developer’s Conference, which had “erotic schoolgirls” dancing on podiums and socializing with attendees, raised concerns about gender disparity and sexism within the tech and gaming industries.

GeekWire

Why do we really need to sleep?

sleep is beneficial to humans in many ways: it helps us process memories, and keeps our social and emotional lives on track. Yet we still do not really know how, why or even exactly when sleep evolved.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Cheetah has 5 via C-section at Cincinnati Zoo

Five cheetah cubs are receiving critical care in the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Nursery after veterinarians stepped in to perform a rare C-section on five-year-old mother “Willow” last week.

WLWT5

Denmark again happiest country on Earth

If you want to enjoy the highest quality of life possible, you may want to consider a move to Scandinavia. A new report on worldwide happiness names Denmark as the happiest country on Earth, beating Switzerland.

Quartz

Photos of top 10 happiest places

Forbes

Fairy tales could be older than you imagined

Instead of dating from the 1500s, researchers say that classic fairy tales like Rumpelstiltskin and Jack and the Beanstalk are 4,000 and 5,000 years old, respectively.

Smithsonian Magazine

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Charters suspend many black, disabled kids

Federal education data shows that black students in charter schools are suspended at four times the rate of white students and students with disabilities are suspended two times the rate of those without disabilities.

Nonprofit Quarterly

German NGO slams Turkey’s refugee plan

As EU leaders struggle to agree on a final action plan with Turkey, Germany’s largest immigration NGO has published a legal opinion questioning the legality of the proposals.

EurActiv Germany

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

NY gala raises $26M for Israeli forces

The Friends of Israeli Defense Forces raised over $26 million in one night when more than 1,300 prominent business and philanthropic leaders gathered at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for the FIDF National NY Gala Dinner.

Jewish Post

Ethiopia calls for more aid amid drought

Ethiopia’s leader urged the international community to donate more toward emergency food aid for millions of people amid a drought.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution alert lifted in Mexico City

After four days of high ozone levels, Mexico City has finally ended its first air pollution alert since 2005, though underlying challenges remain.

The Christian Science Monitor

’Angry Bird’ Red champions green action

The United Nations has turned to an unusual source to convince young people to take up the fight against climate change – Red from the video game “Angry Birds”.

FOX News

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