Emily Taylor

The main pro-Russian rebel leader in eastern Ukraine says his troops are on the offensive and he does not want truce talks.
BBC News – Europe

Broadcasters publish new plans for TV election debates including leaders of seven UK political parties, and say they will go ahead regardless of who takes part.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama will not meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu when he speaks to Congress in March, the White House says.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria does not need the help of UN or African Union troops to take on Boko Haram, the country’s national security adviser tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Patience and resilience are Thunder staples.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The European Central Bank is expected to announce it will inject up to a trillion euros over the next two years into the ailing eurozone economy in a bond-buying programme.
BBC News – Business

Senior officials from 21 countries gather in London to discuss global efforts to tackle the militant group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
BBC News – Middle East

The highest-ranking US delegation to visit Cuba in 35 years is holding talks with Cuban officials about migration and bilateral ties.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least nine people are killed by shelling at bus stop in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, local authorities say.
BBC News – Europe

The government is to press ahead with the introduction of plain cigarette packaging in England, asking MPs to back the move before May’s election.
BBC News – UK

US House Speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress, in a rebuke to President Barack Obama.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Catholic Church in DR Congo throws its weight behind protests against President Joseph Kabila’s apparent attempt to extend his 14-year rule.
BBC News – Africa

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hard work, belief and patience have been the keys.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Leading Ebola scientist Professor Peter Piot warns the World Economic Forum that developed nations are “vulnerable” to epidemics and must invest more in research.
BBC News – Business

Shia Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa shell the president’s home in an attack condemned by the UN Security Council.
BBC News – Middle East

Forensic scientists in Austria have failed to match burnt human remains with DNA samples in the Mexican inquiry into 43 missing students, officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Ukrainian military accuses Russia of attacking its forces with regular troops as fighting in eastern Ukraine spreads towards the Russian border.
BBC News – Europe

The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war will not report until after the election, the BBC understands, a delay Nick Clegg says is “incomprehensible”.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama will propose tax hikes on the rich to help working families, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least four people are killed in protests in DR Congo over claims that President Joseph Kabila is seeking to extend his rule by delaying next year’s elections.
BBC News – Africa