THE WORLD'S TODAY HOT NEWS ON MARCH 31, 2015

MOSCOW (AP) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks 15 years since he was first elected, his former long-term allies are questioning his political course and warning of the economic consequences of his aggressive foreign policy.

The tank, called the Armata, has largely been kept under wraps although technical details about the platform have steadily been emerging. The Armata is also equipped with counter mine defenses and a suite of high-resolution video cameras.

US prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after gruesome testimony about the death of the youngest victim left some jurors in tears. Defense attorneys then began calling witnesses, trying to minimize the role of the 21-year-old Tsarnaev -- who…

WASHINGTON -- A meeting between Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jamie Dimon deteriorated almost immediately after the JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO visited the recently elected senator and consumer advocate at her Capitol Hill office in 2013. In a new afterword for the release of the paperback…

Who are the Russian "volunteers" serving with pro-Russian rebel forces in eastern Ukraine? The BBC's Olga Ivshina obtained a rare interview with a Russian special forces soldier, who described the key role played by Russian troops in recent fighting. Dmitry Sapozhnikov joined the rebel "Donetsk…

The Russian government is requesting that its state-owned gas giant Gazprom provide discounted gas to the struggling government in Ukraine. The deal seems weird because Russia is also supporting an armed insurgency inside Ukraine, made up of pro-Moscow rebels.

What opportunities or risks could a deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program open up?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Tuesday sentenced a fish seller to death for killing two British medical students last year on Borneo island.

By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili said on Tuesday Russia poses a threat to regional security and that its action in Georgia and Ukraine is punishment for their pro-Western stances. Russia's forces drove deep into Georgia during a five-day war in 2008,…

Thirty-five-year-old Latisha Fisher, mother to young Gavriel Ortiz-Fisher, took her son into the 5 Boro Burger bathroom at around 2:25 p.m. on Monday, according to police. After Fisher had been inside the bathroom for an "unusual amount of time," and as lines to the bathroom grew longer, an…

In the conflict-torn eastern Ukraine town of Yasynuvata, residents are overcoming their fear and boarding a popular local train for the first time in many months, spurred by the chance to see loved ones. The rail link between Yasynuvata and the city of Lugansk, both controlled by pro-Russian…

Iran: At the eleventh hour before the Tuesday deadline, Tehran negotiators predictably changed positions and demanded new concessions. Unfortunately, unlike Ronald Reagan, President Obama won't be walking away. As the world's leading terrorist sponsor state, which for years has sought nuclear…

PARIS (AP) — France sees a window of opportunity after Israel's elections to get the United States on board with a new push for Mideast peace, and is preparing a draft U.N Security Council resolution in about 12 days, according to French diplomatic officials.

While the world focuses on the dangers that a nuclear-armed Iran could present in the Middle East, a potentially more dangerous and unstable nuclear proliferation is occurring in the Indian Ocean. In the coming years India, Pakistan, and perhaps China will likely deploy a significant number of…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday the framework Iranian nuclear agreement being sought by international negotiators will leave Iran with the capability to develop a nuclear weapon in under a year. For nearly a week, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and…

A fiery overnight crash involving two 18-wheelers shut down Interstate 35E through southern Dallas County early Tuesday. The crash was reported about 3 a.m. on the northbound highway at Parkerville Road in Lancaster. Lancaster firefighters were called to the scene to put out the first truck’s cargo…

The Iran nuclear talks are one of President Obama's top foreign policy priorities. International negotiators want Iran to agree to restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions that have crippled its economy. Obama's strategy has been to try to convince Supreme Leader…

Back when ISIS was still expanding into the multi-ethnic and religiously diverse northern Iraq, not just Yazidis but also the country's 1 million Christians were some of their main targets. All along, churches were being bombed or burnt to the ground. Most of the Christians that used to inhabit…

If you thought Kylie Jenner's strappy monokini earlier this month was pushing the limits, you haven't seen anything yet. The 17-year-old reality star posted weekend pics of her hitting the pool at Scott Disick's mansion on Sunday, and it's safe to say all eyes were on her in the skimpy black Issa…

BROOKLYN • The police chief of Brooklyn is out of a job after state and county officials seized weapons during a raid of the department, the latest blow to a cluster of troubled law enforcement agencies in the Metro East. Illinois State Police and the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office confiscated…

By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau and John Irish LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States said it was prepared to work past a midnight deadline into Wednesday if progress was being made towards clinching a preliminary nuclear deal between Iran and global powers. "We will of course keep…

Katie Holmes premiered Woman in Gold on March 30 in NYC working a hot pink dress, complete with cutouts and an open back; see her super-sexy red carpet style here