Craig Taylor

After nine years in office, Estonian PM Andrus Ansip announces his resignation to enable a successor to lead his party into 2015 elections.
BBC News – Europe

There is a serious risk that “provocation” could give rise to a dangerous incident in Ukraine, William Hague warns.
BBC News – UK

The US accuses Russia of an “act of aggression” over its alleged military deployment on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, a move Russia denies.
BBC News – US & Canada

A second witness at the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius says she was awoken by the sounds of a fight in the early hours of 14 February 2013.
BBC News – Africa

Russia’s rouble has fallen to a fresh all-time low against both the dollar and the euro after the political turmoil in Ukraine intensified.
BBC News – Business

President Barack Obama warns Israel of ‘international fallout’ if it does not endorse a US framework for a peace deal with the Palestinians, as Israel’s PM visits Washington.
BBC News – Middle East

Demonstrators take to the streets of Caracas, ignoring President Maduro’s pleas for Venezuelans to stop protests during carnival.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia vows its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens, despite Western demands for a withdrawal.
BBC News – Europe

The turmoil in Ukraine is the “biggest crisis” to face Europe in the 21st Century, British Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
BBC News – UK

12 Years a Slave wins three Oscars including best picture, while Gravity picks up seven including best director.
BBC News – US & Canada

A neighbour of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius tells his murder trial she was awoken by a woman’s “terrible screams” followed by cries and shots.
BBC News – Africa

New figures show nearly half a million UK households are still in negative equity – meaning their homes are worth less than their mortgages.
BBC News – Business

Reports from northern Syria say the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is pulling back following an ultimatum from the Nusra Front.
BBC News – Middle East

A UN official breaks ranks with the world body, and calls for compensation for Haitian victims of a cholera outbreak many blame on peacekeepers.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Kiev puts its army on full alert after Russia approves the deployment of troops in Ukraine, amid growing alarm from international leaders.
BBC News – Europe

Historic changes to the Labour Party’s links with the unions are approved at a special conference of members by an overwhelming majority.
BBC News – UK

US President Obama warns Moscow there will be “costs” for any military intervention in Ukraine, amid reports of Russian forces on the move in Crimea.
BBC News – US & Canada

Two explosions targeting a busy market area in northeast Nigeria are feared to have left as many as 10 dead, reports say.
BBC News – Africa

Energy regulator Ofgem has told the “big six” suppliers to hand back more than £400m of credit in customers’ closed accounts.
BBC News – Business

A worldwide human rights report by the US singles out Syria’s civil war as a tragedy that “stands apart in its scope and human cost”.
BBC News – Middle East