Simon Furness

Nato says further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be a “historic mistake” as Kiev tries to retake official buildings in the east from separatists.
BBC News – Europe

Irish President Michael D Higgins tells the UK Parliament of his country’s “deep and enduring” friendship with Britain.
BBC News – UK

Quebec’s Liberal Party is set to form a majority provincial government, routing the Canadian province’s main separatist party.
BBC News – US & Canada

At his murder trial, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius describes the moment he fired the shots which killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
BBC News – Africa

Rail unions launch a legal battle over reprivatisation of the East Coast line, and challenge two other franchise extensions.
BBC News – Business

At least one person is reported killed and dozens hurt in a riot at Jordan’s Zaatari camp, home to some 106,000 refugees from Syria’s war.
BBC News – Middle East

Costa Rica’s Luis Guillermo Solis is set to win at least 77% of the presidential vote, following a one-horse race after his rival dropped out.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s acting president calls an emergency security meeting in response to pro-Russian protests erupting in three eastern Ukrainian cities.
BBC News – Europe

A man accused of arranging his wife’s killing on their honeymoon is expected to be extradited to South Africa later.
BBC News – UK

Mickey Rooney, the American child actor who became the world’s top box-office star in the late 1930s, has died at the age of 93, US police say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Rwanda’s president launches a week of official mourning with a torch-lighting ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the country’s genocide.
BBC News – Africa

Department store chain House of Fraser is poised to be sold to Chinese company Sanpower, the BBC understands.
BBC News – Business

The US Treasury grants plane manufacturer Boeing a licence to export some commercial parts to Iran, in its first public dealings since 1979.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian troops enter one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous slums, in the biggest operation to improve security ahead of the World Cup.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Ukrainian PM condemns the near doubling of gas prices charged by Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to punish the new leadership in Kiev.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron faces “serious questions” over a call made to a newspaper investigating Culture Secretary Maria Miller’s expenses, Labour says.
BBC News – UK

A soldier who killed three men at a US Army base had an argument over a leave request shortly before the shooting, reports say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Chad rejects UN accusations that its troops killed 30 people and injured hundreds more in an unprovoked attack in a market in Bangui.
BBC News – Africa

Sales of new cars rose at their fastest pace for a decade, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says.
BBC News – Business

Israel cancels the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners because of the Palestinian leadership’s pursuit of further recognition at the UN.
BBC News – Middle East