Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkey–ISIL conflict, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
A blast hits a police station in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep leaving one officer dead and 13 injured. (BBC) (CNN)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is suspected to be behind attack. (Reuters)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Yemeni Civil War
Houthi rebels capture the Umaliqa military base in 'Amran Governorate, endangering a shaky ceasefire. (Reuters)
Iraqi Civil War
Two car bombs kill at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in Samawa, Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)
Moro conflict
Abu Sayyaf militants release 10 Indonesians the group had kidnapped from their tugboat and barge on March 28. (Jakarta Globe)
Business and economics
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc., the second- and third-largest oilfield service firms, announce the cancellation of their $28 billion merger which has faced opposition from U.S. and European antitrust regulators. Halliburton will reportedly have to pay Baker Hughes a $3.5 billion termination fee if the deal is called off. (Bloomberg) (Reuters) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)[permanent dead link]