US Fed further tightens stimulus
The US Federal Reserve reduces its monthly bond purchases from $ 75bn to $ 65bn in the second straight month of winding down stimulus efforts. BBC News – Business
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Justin Bieber charged with assault
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is charged with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto, in his second court appearance in a week. BBC News – US & Canada
Terror suspects may lose citizenship
The home secretary seeks new powers to strip terrorist suspects of their UK citizenship as the Immigration Bill is debated by MPs. BBC News – UK
Ukraine protesters defy amnesty move
Protesters remain camped in Kiev after rejecting the terms of a new amnesty law, which requires them to vacate government buildings. BBC News – Europe
Ecuador ex-police chief held in US
Police in the US arrest former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, accused of kidnapping and torturing left-wing rebels in the 1980s. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
South Sudan coup charges ‘baseless’
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar tells the BBC that the treason charges laid against him and some of his allies are “baseless”. BBC News – Africa