Syria’s Assad claims war advantage
Syria’s President Assad claims his government has gained the upper hand in the civil war which has raged for more than three years. BBC News – Middle East
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Wages to pass inflation ‘this month’
Wages are set to rise by more than inflation for the first time in almost six years as the UK economy enters a “long period of low inflation”, EY says. BBC News – Business
Russia urges caution in east Ukraine
Russia urges Kiev to avoid force in eastern Ukraine, as the UN discusses the crisis hours before a Ukrainian deadline to pro-Russian militants. BBC News – Europe
Deadly Chile fire forces evacuations
A large and moving forest fire kills at least 12 people in Chile’s port city of Valparaiso and forces more than 10,000 people to evacuate. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Three dead in Kansas City shootings
At least three people are shot dead at a Jewish community campus and a retirement home in Kansas City in the US Midwest. BBC News – US & Canada
Glaxo ‘paid Polish doctors bribes’
UK drug company GlaxoSmithKline is facing a criminal investigation in Poland for allegedly bribing doctors, BBC Panorama discovers. BBC News – UK