Yanukovych decries Crimea annexation
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych calls Russia’s annexation of Crimea “a tragedy” and says he hopes it will one day rejoin Ukraine. BBC News – Europe
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Second large quake strikes Chile
A 7.6 earthquake rocks northern Chile, a day after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, and forces the visiting president to evacuate. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Police chief dies in Cairo bombings
Several bombs near Cairo university kill a police brigadier-general and wound five people, in an attack claimed by the militant group Ajnad Misr. BBC News – Africa
Vince Cable defends Royal Mail sale
Business Secretary Vince Cable refuses to apologise over Royal Mail’s sale, despite criticism from the spending watchdog. BBC News – Business
Pupil killed in school wall collapse
A 12-year-old girl dies after a wall inside the building of Liberton High School in Edinburgh collapses and lands on top of her. BBC News – UK
‘No sign’ of Russian troop pullout
Nato says it is not seeing a promised Russian troop pullout from the border with eastern Ukraine, as the alliance gives firm backing to Kiev. BBC News – Europe