Nigeria postpones presidential vote
The electoral commission in Nigeria postpones the 14 February presidential election by six weeks as Boko Haram militant attacks continue. BBC News – Africa
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News anchor Brian Williams steps down
US NBC anchor Brian Williams steps down temporarily, days after apologising for wrongly saying he came under fire in Iraq in 2003. BBC News – US & Canada
US jobs market gathers momentum
The United States added 257,000 jobs last month and the number created in November and December was revised sharply higher. BBC News – Business
Yemen rebels ‘announce takeover’
Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebel movement announces it is taking over the government and dissolving parliament. BBC News – Middle East
EU leaders to press Putin on Ukraine
The French and German leaders are due to meet Russia’s President Putin to try to halt an escalating offensive by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. BBC News – Europe
Dozens of bodies uncovered in Mexico
Mexican police investigate after at least 61 bodies are found piled up in an abandoned crematorium in the resort of Acapulco. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean