Craig Taylor

A winter snowstorm of “historical proportions” is bearing down on the US north-east, after gridlocking traffic and causing power cuts across the South.
BBC News – US & Canada

Central African Republic leader Catherine Samba-Panza says she will “go to war” with Christian militias who are slaughtering Muslims.
BBC News – Africa

Bank of England governor Mark Carney is expected to overhaul his flagship forward guidance policy on interest rates.
BBC News – Business

UN aid agencies say they are concerned about the safety of scores of men and boys detained by the Syrian authorities after fleeing Homs.
BBC News – Middle East

Eight Honduran consuls working in the US are suspended pending an investigation into allegations they illegally issued identity papers.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Dozens more art works emerge at the house of Cornelius Gurlitt, the collector found with hundreds of paintings believed stolen by the Nazis.
BBC News – Europe

PM David Cameron unveils measures to help those hit by flooding, but warns more bad weather means things could get worse before they get better.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande reaffirm their nations’ alliance after revelations of US snooping.
BBC News – US & Canada

An Algerian military transport plane with 78 people on board crashes in the mountainous north-east of the country, with one survivor found.
BBC News – Africa

Barclays releases profit figures a day earlier than expected, saying that it needed to provide clarity following a newspaper report.
BBC News – Business

There are reports of a new humanitarian truce being negotiated in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as fresh peace talks begin in Geneva.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican vigilante groups parade through Apatzingan after apparently seizing it from the powerful Knights Templar drug cartel at the weekend.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Swiss vote to bring back strict immigration quotas for Europeans draws criticism from France, Germany and Brussels.
BBC News – Europe

Thousands of homes along the River Thames are threatened with flooding as water levels continue to rise and as the political row over the crisis deepens.
BBC News – UK

South Korea and the US announce military drills, as North Korea revokes an invitation for talks on jailed US citizen Kenneth Bae.
BBC News – US & Canada

Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda appears in court in The Hague for a ruling on whether he must stand trial for war crimes.
BBC News – Africa

A new body to try to get the long-term sick back to work more quickly in England, Wales and Scotland is being set up by the government.
BBC News – Business

An aid convoy bringing supplies into a besieged district of the Syrian city of Homs is trapped for several hours after coming under fire.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican vigilantes in Michoacan state enter a city stronghold of the Knights Templar drugs cartel, a month after beginning their offensive.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Spain’s Princess Cristina is being questioned in court over a corruption scandal involving her husband, a historic first for Spain’s royal family.
BBC News – Europe