RUSSIA-OPPOSITION

MOSCOW — One by one, thousands of mourners and dignitaries filed past the white-lined coffin of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, many offering flowers as they paid their last respects to one of the most prominent figures of Russia's beleaguered opposition. 

SOC--CYPRUS-MATCH-FIXING

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Football in the sun-drenched Mediterranean island of Cyprus is riddled with match-fixing by referees, an operation designed to line the pockets of some of the nation's soccer officials and politicians, a senior Cypriot referee is charging. Marios Panayi outlined a web of corruption allegations that he says has besmirched Cypriot soccer and damaged the credibility of its referee.

BRITAIN-JIHADI JOHN

LONDON — Audio tapes have surfaced in which a man identified as "Jihadi John" complains about scrutiny from British intelligence services. The tapes contained a man identified as Mohammed Emwazi describing to the Muslim advocacy group CAGE his encounters with British agents in 2009. 

NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-PLANE

GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands — Families of passengers and crew who were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are getting their first chance to see the plane's wreckage at a Dutch military air base where it is being examined as part of investigations into the cause of the disaster that claimed the lives of all 298 people on board. 

NORWAY-NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

STAVANGER, Norway — The Norwegian Nobel Committee is expected to appoint a new chairman and announce the number of nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.