UN chief urges dialogue in Venezuela
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Venezuela to hear the demands of anti-government protesters and talk to the opposition. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Syria ‘to ship chemicals by April’
Syria submits a new plan for the removal of its chemical weapons, months after the expiry of the deadline set by the international community. BBC News – Middle East
Markets steady despite Ukraine fears
Global stock markets steady on Tuesday, with Russia’s main share index up more than 5%, as the country says it may abandon the US dollar as a reserve currency. BBC News – Business
US condemns Russian ‘aggression’
The US accuses Russia of an “act of aggression” over its alleged military deployment on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, a move Russia denies. BBC News – US & Canada
Don’t be provoked, UK tells Ukraine
There is a serious risk that “provocation” could give rise to a dangerous incident in Ukraine, William Hague warns. BBC News – UK
Pistorius neighbour ‘heard fight’
A second witness at the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius says she was awoken by the sounds of a fight in the early hours of 14 February 2013. BBC News – Africa