1. Russia says Syrian people should decide the fate of President Assad, a day after a Saudi-sponsored meeting of anti-government militants called for his ouster.
2. Turkey says it will not withdraw troops from northern Iraq, despite strong condemnation from Baghdad.
3. Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia’s deliberate strikes on schools in Yemen are war crimes, calling for prosecuting those involved in the attacks.
4. France's prime minister warns that his country could plunge into a "civil war" if the far-right National Front wins power in regional polls this weekend.
5. A fight breaks out in the Ukrainian parliament as Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was addressing the lawmakers.