Emily Taylor

Hundreds of militants stage a multi-pronged attack on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, including the army barracks, witnesses say.
BBC News – Africa

The UK housing market’s recent surge in demand is showing signs of easing off, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says.
BBC News – Business

Israeli warplanes attack Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a militant rocket barrage into southern Israel, the military says.
BBC News – Middle East

Three people are killed in the central Venezuelan city of Valencia, as marches mark one month since the current protest movement began.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

US President Barack Obama welcomes Ukraine’s new PM to the White House and vows to “stand with Ukraine” in the dispute with Russia.
BBC News – Europe

A children’s heart surgery unit temporarily closed last March due to fears over a high number of patient deaths is safe, a review has found.
BBC News – UK

Three people are killed and nine are still missing as a gas leak sparks an explosion which razes two buildings in New York City.
BBC News – US & Canada

A forensics expert swings a cricket bat at a toilet door in the courtroom at Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial to demonstrate key pieces of evidence.
BBC News – Africa

The Co-operative Group has accepted the resignation of chief executive Euan Sutherland, and named his replacement as chief financial officer Richard Pennycook.
BBC News – Business

The number of Syrian children in need has more than doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says.
BBC News – Middle East

Michelle Bachelet – Chile’s first woman president in 2006 – is sworn in for a second time after her election victory in December.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The EU offers Ukraine trade breaks worth nearly 500m euros ($ 694m; £417m) to stabilise its economy, as Russia tightens its military grip on Crimea.
BBC News – Europe

General secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union Bob Crow dies aged 52 of a suspected heart attack.
BBC News – UK

The head of the US Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff amid an investigation.
BBC News – US & Canada

Libya’s parliament dismisses Prime Minister Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port reportedly breaks through a naval blockade.
BBC News – Africa

The size of the UK’s overall economy will surpass its pre-recession peak by this summer, says the British Chambers of Commerce.
BBC News – Business

Starvation of civilians is being used as a weapon of war by Syria, Amnesty International says, with 128 dying as a result in Yarmouk camp in Damascus.
BBC News – Middle East

Both candidates in El Salvador’s presidential election have claimed victory after a preliminary count showed the vote was too close to call.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tens of thousands of people across Ukraine hold rival pro-unity and pro-Russian rallies, as Moscow continues to strengthen its grip on Crimea.
BBC News – Europe

Labour commits to fund a “jobs guarantee” for the long-term unemployed for the whole of the next parliament, if it wins power.
BBC News – UK