Canadian PM seeks wider terror laws
Encouraging terror attacks against Canada will become a crime under legislation proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. BBC News – US & Canada
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Sisi cuts short visit over Sinai
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi cuts short a visit to an African Union summit to deal with attacks that killed at least 32 in the Sinai peninsula. BBC News – Middle East
Eurozone deflation gathers pace
Eurozone deflation deepens in January, as prices fall by 0.6% compared with last year, pushed down by lower oil prices. BBC News – Business
Battle rages for key Ukraine town
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels trade heavy tank and artillery fire in and around Debaltseve, a strategic town in eastern Ukraine. BBC News – Europe
Deadly blast hits Mexico hospital
A gas tank lorry explodes outside a maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City, killing a woman and a baby. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Churchill’s funeral anniversary marked
The boat that carried Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin along the Thames in 1965 makes the same journey on the 50th anniversary of his funeral. BBC News – UK