Thousands of Russians into the streets to commemorate the assassination of opposition Boris Nemtsov (AFP)

Somalia: deadly attack at a hotel in the capital, fourteen people killed

Turkey: release of two opposition journalists who had revealed Ankara’s arms supplies to rebels in Syria

Syria: UN humanitarian aid to Dair az Zour

Amnesty International censures Europe’s ‘shameful’ response to refugees

India: 19 dead in riots linked to the caste system

United States: a shooter shade at least six people in Michigan

South Sudan: continuing violence against civilians in Malakal, the UN condemns

Two years on, Ukraine conflict affects over half a million children (UNICEF)

Turkish: at least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Ankara