Craig Taylor

Egypt’s military-backed interim government has resigned, Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi announces on state television.
BBC News – Middle East

The US is to seek the extradition from Mexico of the world’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was captured on Saturday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

An arrest warrant has been issued for fugitive Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and other figures, says the interim interior minister.
BBC News – Europe

Ministers from both the UK and Scottish governments are in north-east Scotland to set out plans for the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
BBC News – UK

Joint military drills between South Korea and the US begin, amid rare family reunions between North and South Korean relatives separated by the Korean War.
BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda’s President Museveni signs a controversial anti-gay bill, abandoning a pledge to delay the legislation pending scientific advice.
BBC News – Africa

RBS is expanding its use of the post office network, but will not comment on the possibility of further branch closures.
BBC News – Business

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on access to humanitarian aid in Syria – the first time it has united on the issue.
BBC News – Middle East

One of the world’s most wanted drug barons, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, is arrested in a joint US-Mexican operation in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is cheered by thousands of opposition supporters in Kiev’s Independence Square after being freed from detention.
BBC News – Europe

The UK and Scottish cabinets are to hold separate meetings less than 10 miles apart in the north-east of Scotland on Monday, it is confirmed.
BBC News – UK

Protests are held against the Arizona legislature’s first-in-the-nation passage of a bill allowing business owners to refuse service to gay people.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Algerian president, who has not publicly addressed the country for nearly three years, will run for re-election, his office says.
BBC News – Africa

January’s public finances showed a surplus of £4.7bn, according to official figures, less than the surplus recorded a year ago.
BBC News – Business

A Libyan military plane carrying doctors and patients crashes in Tunisia, killing all 11 people on board, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro threatens to expel the US news network CNN from the country over its reporting of recent protests there.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders sign a deal on early presidential polls after months of political crisis.
BBC News – Europe

Specialist anti-slavery teams are to be based at UK airports to help spot victims of human trafficking, the government has announced.
BBC News – UK

Two Los Angeles Dodgers fans are sentenced for the 2011 beating of a San Francisco Giants fan, which left the victim permanently disabled.
BBC News – US & Canada

A car bomb explodes at Somalia’s presidential palace, followed by a fierce gun battle inside – the president was not harmed but two officials are killed.
BBC News – Africa