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At least one person is reported killed and dozens hurt in a riot at Jordan’s Zaatari camp, home to some 106,000 refugees from Syria’s war.
BBC News – Middle East

Costa Rica’s Luis Guillermo Solis is set to win at least 77% of the presidential vote, following a one-horse race after his rival dropped out.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s acting president calls an emergency security meeting in response to pro-Russian protests erupting in three eastern Ukrainian cities.
BBC News – Europe

A man accused of arranging his wife’s killing on their honeymoon is expected to be extradited to South Africa later.
BBC News – UK

Mickey Rooney, the American child actor who became the world’s top box-office star in the late 1930s, has died at the age of 93, US police say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Rwanda’s president launches a week of official mourning with a torch-lighting ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the country’s genocide.
BBC News – Africa

Department store chain House of Fraser is poised to be sold to Chinese company Sanpower, the BBC understands.
BBC News – Business

The US Treasury grants plane manufacturer Boeing a licence to export some commercial parts to Iran, in its first public dealings since 1979.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian troops enter one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous slums, in the biggest operation to improve security ahead of the World Cup.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Ukrainian PM condemns the near doubling of gas prices charged by Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to punish the new leadership in Kiev.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron faces “serious questions” over a call made to a newspaper investigating Culture Secretary Maria Miller’s expenses, Labour says.
BBC News – UK

A soldier who killed three men at a US Army base had an argument over a leave request shortly before the shooting, reports say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Chad rejects UN accusations that its troops killed 30 people and injured hundreds more in an unprovoked attack in a market in Bangui.
BBC News – Africa

Sales of new cars rose at their fastest pace for a decade, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says.
BBC News – Business

Israel cancels the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners because of the Palestinian leadership’s pursuit of further recognition at the UN.
BBC News – Middle East

The US created a text-message social network designed to foment dissent in Cuba, according to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia’s Federal Security Service detains 25 Ukrainians it accuses of planning terrorist attacks around last month’s Crimean referendum.
BBC News – Europe

The main railway line through Dawlish reopens to passengers after part of the track was destroyed during winter storms.
BBC News – UK

The US Army says there is a “strong possibility” a gunman who killed three people at a base in Texas was involved in a row before the shooting.
BBC News – US & Canada

Mali is on alert over the deadly Ebola virus after three suspected cases were reported near the border with Guinea, where 86 people have died.
BBC News – Africa