In the city of Jaffa, Israel, an American traveling on business was killed and nine other people were stabbed by a Palestinian assailant on March 8. That same night, two Israeli police officers were shot by a Palestinian in East Jerusalem and an Israeli was stabbed by a Palestinian in the town of Petah Tikvah. In each instance, the attacker was killed.

On March 24, an Israeli soldier was arrested after video emerged showing him shooting and killing a wounded and prone Palestinian. The...

A flydubai passenger plane crashed on landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) in southwestern Russia on March 19, killing all 62 passengers and crew. The flight came down about 800 feet short of the runway.

Early reports indicate the crash may have been due to pilot error. It was revealed after the crash that the pilot had resigned due to fatigue and, at the time of the accident, was fulfilling his 3-month obligation for the UAE-based airline. High winds and low visibility are also...

As of press time, an outbreak of ebola had killed five people in the town of Korokpara, Guinea, since March 17. The outbreak was isolated, though its origin was not known. In response to the outbreak, Liberia closed its border crossings with Guinea.

The World Health Organization declared Guinea to be ebola-free in December 2015 but warned that cases could reoccur. A similar small outbreak occurred in Sierra Leone in January 2016 just hours after the country had been declared ebola-...