Craig Taylor

Oscar Pistorius breaks down as he is shown a graphic photo of his dead girlfriend on the first day of cross-examination at his murder trial.
BBC News – Africa

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the UK economy will grow by 2.9% in 2014, while global growth will be 3.6%.
BBC News – Business

The UN warns that a drought in Syria could lead to a record low wheat harvest at a time when food aid has been cut due to a lack of funds.
BBC News – Middle East

The opposition in Venezuela says it will enter into talks with the government under certain conditions – which would include a live TV broadcast.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

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