Armed conflicts and attacks

• Internal conflict in Burma
  • Myanmar says it has lost 126 soldiers in clashes with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in Kokang since early February. (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• The Maltese Navy and Italian Coast Guard are mounting a rescue operation for a boat that capsized between Libya and Italy with up to 700 people aboard. (Malta Today)

Politics and elections

• Elections in Northern Cyprus
  • Voters in Northern Cyprus go to the polls for an election for a new President to represent them in peace talks with the southern Republic of Cyprus. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
• Finnish parliamentary election, 2015
  • Voters in Finland go to the polls for a parliamentary election with a new coalition government led by Juha Sipilä of the Centre Party favoured to form government after negotiation. (Reuters), (New York Times)