Mustafa Badreddine's brother Adnan (L) paid his tribute in southern Beirut
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- A Hezbollah lawmaker says Israel is behind the killing of one of the group’s senior commanders in Syria, calling the assassination an open war which will be retaliated.
- At least 16 people are killed and over two dozen injured in a series of shootings and bomb attacks in northern Iraq.
- The US Navy fires the commander of 10 American sailors captured by Iran after trespassing on Iranian territorial waters in January.
- Brazil's interim president calls for unity as the country grapples with political tensions following a senate vote to suspend Dilma Rousseff.
- The UN cuts world economic growth forecast for this year, saying the prospects for a turnaround is little.
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