SA apartheid assassin given parole
South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock, nicknamed “Prime Evil”, gets parole after 20 years for killing activists. BBC News – Africa
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Romney won’t run in 2016 election
Mitt Romney, the Republican beaten by President Obama in the US 2012 election, has decided he will not run for president again. BBC News – US & Canada
Shell to cut investment by $15bn
Falling oil prices are forcing Royal Dutch Shell to cut back investment by some $ 15bn over the next three years. BBC News – Business
EU to debate fresh Russia sanctions
EU foreign ministers are due to meet in Brussels to discuss imposing further sanctions on Russia amid an upsurge in fighting in Ukraine. BBC News – Europe
Argentina’s Nisman ‘feared guards’
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who died in unexplained circumstances, borrowed a gun as he feared for his security, a colleague says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Japan probes new ‘hostage recording’
Japan says it is investigating a purported new voice recording of hostage Kenji Goto, who is being held by Islamic State. BBC News – Middle East