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This image, a screen grab from video shot by a closed-circuit TV camera at the Brussels airport, shows three suspects pushing suitcases past a check-in area. The two on the left are believed to have killed themselves in the attack. Police are seeking the man in the white coat. (Photo by Belgian federal police) Photo used under CC BY

Belgian police release CCTV image of 3 suspects

Belgian police have released a picture of three suspects in the Brussels airport attacks. The photo, taken from a CCTV camera, shows three men pushing suitcases past a check-in area.

The Independent

Suu Kyi to run Myanmar’s foreign ministry

Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won historic elections in Myanmar, is to take a place in the new Cabinet. Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency herself, but she will head up foreign affairs, energy and education.

BBC

ISIS claims responsibility for Brussels attacks

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured in attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.

BBC

Presidential candidates respond to attacks

Guardian

Video shows aftermath of airport bombing

CNN

These are the lives tragically cut short in Brussels

Huffington Post

In speech to Cubans, Obama makes impassioned plea for political freedoms

President Obama, speaking to Cubans in a historic speech, delivered an impassioned appeal for political liberties, including freedom of expression and religion.

Reuters

UN slams Greece’s migrant detention centers

Following a controversial EU-Turkey deal, the agency has suspended activities at Greek holding facilities. More than 1,600 migrants have arrived in Greece despite the implementation of the agreement.

Deutsche Welle

IN DEPTH

What ISIS really wants

What is the Islamic State? Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few leaders seem to know the answers.

The Atlantic

Once a narco-state, Colombia bounces back

Colombia has made a dramatic turnaround. Fifteen years ago, Colombia was practically a failed state. It was awash in the world’s worst violence and mired in the continent’s oldest guerrilla war. It’s a very different place now.

Christian Science Monitor

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights body condemns killing of journalist

An arm of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is condemning the slaying of a radio journalist in El Salvador. A special investigator for freedom says the investigation must focus Nicolas Huberto Garcia’s work.

ABC News

Transgender women abused in detention

Dozens of transgender women, including asylum seekers who have come to the United States seeking protection from abuse in their home countries, are locked up in jails or prison-like immigration detention centers.

HumanRightsWatch

Egypt moves to destroy its human rights

Egypt’s steps to obliterate its human rights run directly counter to Obama’s CVE strategy, which has been supported by over 120 states, including in theory—although obviously not in practice—the government of Egypt.

Huffington Post

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Ryan: Politics “does not have to be this way”

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan took aim at the nature of American politics in remarks viewed as a rebuke of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his campaign.

NPR

Full text of Speaker Ryan’s speech

Speaker.gov

Nixon advisor: War on Drugs was political tool

The “War on Drugs” was actually a political tool to crush leftist protesters and black people, a former Nixon White House adviser admitted in a decades-old interview published Tuesday.

NY Daily News

FDA enacts strong warnings for opioids

The Food and Drug Administration announced that all fast-acting opioid pain medicines will be required to carry its strongest warning about risks, including the risks for abuse, addiction, overdose and death.

NPR

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

CEO forum highlights Africa’s prospects

In his opening speech at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said Africa must build mutually beneficial partnerships between the private and public sector.

Africanews.com

News report from the forum

SABC News

Libya may join Iran in snubbing oil freeze

Libya does not plan to attend an April 17 meeting of oil producers about freezing supply to support prices, a Libyan OPEC delegate says, joining Iran in snubbing the initiative.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US tipped to a way to open killer’s iPhone

US prosecutors say a “third party” presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, a development that could bring an abrupt end to the high-stakes legal showdown.

Reuters

Tinder introduces ‘Swipe the Vote’

The smartphone dating app Tinder is hopping on the campaign bandwagon, rolling out a new feature Wednesday that tells users which presidential candidate they most agree with based on a series of questions.

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

World landmarks light up in Belgium colors

Countries such as France, Mexico, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and many others showed their support by projecting Belgium’s national colors of black, yellow and red upon iconic landmarks Tuesday night.

Huffington Post

Teen foils robbery during Popeye’s interview

Devin Washington, 18, sure knows how to impress potential employers. The high school football player leaped into action after witnessing an attempted robbery while sitting for a job interview at a Popeye’s.

The Root

NGO AND NONPROFIT

Racism has doubled in Israel, says Arab NGO

A report released by the Mossawa Center – an Advocacy center for Arab citizens in Israel – found that racism doubled in the past year. The report documents 465 alleged racist incidents from March 2015 to March 2016.

Jerusalem Post

Turkish NGO vows action against pedophile

Ensar Foundation, a prominent NGO, pledged to take legal action against a pedophile suspect who once briefly volunteered for the charity. It also bashed defamation of the NGO.

Daily Sabah

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Honoree: Don’t wait for wealth to start giving

Peter Wilson, the managing director of investment bank Greenhill Australia, was instrumental in bringing a play about Sydney’s cocaine culture to the stage.

Sydney Morning Herald

Starbucks to donate 100% unsold food

Food items like their prepackaged bistro boxes account for a fair portion of their sales, and now the coffee chain has pledged to donate 100 percent of their leftover prepared meals to charity.

MSN News

ENVIRONMENT

Sea levels could rise more than we thought

Current research may dramatically underestimate the severity of sea level rise thanks to climate change in the coming decades, a group of scientists warned this week - though not everyone agrees.

TIME

13 million Americans are at flood risk from rising sea levels

USA TODAY

Plant-fed fish could hurt environment, health

The aquaculture industry has been cutting back on feed made of other fish and replacing it with plant-based alternatives, but a new study warns that may make the fish less healthy to eat and hurt the environment.

CBC News

Photo of the Day

Posted March 22 from Brussels. The graffiti, written in French, reads: "Your wars, our dead. (Photo by Jean-Paul Remy via Flickr) Photo used under CC BY

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