Venezuela chief attacks US sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro slams the US government for imposing further sanctions on Venezuelan officials accused of human rights abuses. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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BBC suspends Top Gear’s Clarkson
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC “following a fracas” with a producer, the corporation says. BBC News – UK
US racist chant students expelled
Two Oklahoma students who led the singing of a racist chant captured on video have been expelled, says the university’s president. BBC News – US & Canada
Ivory Coast former first lady jailed
A court in Ivory Coast sentences former first lady Simone Gbagbo to 20 years in jail for her role in violence after the 2010 poll. BBC News – Africa
Nemtsov ally sceptical of arrests
An ally of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov says he is deeply sceptical that the suspects charged organised the killing. BBC News – Europe
Venezuela orders food store scanners
Venezuela is installing fingerprint scanners in supermarkets, in a move designed to help reduce food hoarding and panic buying. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean