US warns of Sochi ‘toothpaste’ bomb
Craig TaylorThe US advises airlines flying to Russia for the Winter Olympics that explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes could be smuggled on to planes. BBC News – Europe
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Ukraine MPs seek constitution change
Ukraine’s MPs are continuing crisis talks to try to change the constitution – a move aimed at curtailing the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. BBC News – Europe
Corruption across EU ‘breathtaking’
The scale of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy about 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. BBC News – Europe
Ukraine rivals face off at summit
Ukraine’s foreign minister and a prominent opposition leader clash face to face at a security summit in Munich as unrest in Ukraine continues. BBC News – Europe
Stand-off over ‘tortured’ Ukrainian
Medical workers block police from questioning a Ukrainian protester, being treated in hospital after apparently undergoing severe torture. BBC News – Europe
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