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March 09, 2015 - Daily News Briefing

In honoring the black Americans who marched in Selma, Ala., 50 years ago, President Obama honored all Americans.

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Russian news agencies said Sunday one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime. Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said that Zaur Dadaev made a statement confirming his guilt, according to the reports. They did not specify his alleged actions.

Boko Haram's bid to forge an alliance with the Islamic State group in sub-Saharan Africa will provide only a propaganda boost for now, but in the long term it could internationalize a conflict restricted to Nigeria for nearly six years, analysts say. The effort comes as both Islamic extremist groups have lost ground in recent weeks and as Nigeria's neighbors are forming a multinational army to confront Boko Haram.

The Canadian government and Kurdish officials are publicly disagreeing over the circumstances of a Canadian soldier's death in a friendly fire incident in Iraq. The death Friday of Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron on Friday marked Canada's first casualty as part of the US-led coalition's war on the extremist Islamic State group. Kurdish officials said Sunday that Doiron was killed after he and other Canadian soldiers showed up to the front line unannounced to call in airstrikes.

President Barack Obama says the United States would "walk away" from nuclear talks with Iran if there's no acceptable deal. Obama says any agreement must allow Western powers to verify that Tehran isn't going to obtain an atomic weapon, and that even if Iran "cheated," the US and others would have "enough time to take action." Iran says the program is peaceful and exists only to produce energy for civilian use.

Vowing never to give up on the desperate search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, family members of those aboard the plane wore symbolic T-shirts and released white balloons Sunday as they marked the anniversary of the jet's disappearance. Gatherings were held in Kuala Lumpur, where the flight departed on March 8, 2014, and Beijing, where it was headed when it vanished with 239 people aboard. Despite an intensive yearlong search, no trace of the Boeing 777 has been found.

Apple's iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad have shaken up music, phone and computer markets worldwide. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same? The market is awash in smartwatches that have gained little traction. Apple CEO Tim Cook will make his case for the Apple Watch at a press event Monday, where he's expected to show off more features and apps.

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The Daily News Briefing is published Monday through Friday by The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts.

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“The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” – Mary Baker Eddy

The Daily News Briefing is published Monday through Friday by The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts.

To send a comment to the Editor, email editor@csmonitor.com.

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