Tsipras names new Greek cabinet
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms a new cabinet with Yanis Varoufakis as finance minister and right-winger Panos Kammenos as defence minister. BBC News – Europe
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US admits snow forecast errors
The US National Weather Service says its forecasting is “subject to error”, after predictions of a historic blizzard for New York City fell flat. BBC News – US & Canada
Litvinenko lawyer accuses Russia
Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was murdered for trying to “expose the corruption” at the heart of Russia’s “mafia state”, his family’s lawyer claims. BBC News – UK
Foreigners dead in Tripoli attack
Militants attack a hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least nine people including five foreigners, officials say. BBC News – Africa
Mubarak’s sons released from prison
The two sons of Hosni Mubarak are released from jail, a day after the fourth anniversary of the uprising that ousted the former Egyptian president. BBC News – Middle East
Euro finance chief warns Greece
Financial markets steady after Syriza Greek election victory, as the chief of the Eurogroup of finance ministers warns of little support for a debt write-off. BBC News – Business