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The International Criminal Court finds Congo militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of complicity in war crimes but acquits him of sexual offences.
BBC News – Africa

The chief executive of the oil company Shell says he would like Scotland to “remain part of the UK”.
BBC News – Business

Israel says it has seized a ship carrying advanced Iranian weapons made in Syria that was heading towards the Gaza Strip.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro breaks diplomatic relations with Panama over its request for the OAS to discuss the crisis in Venezuela.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU leaders will hold an emergency summit to decide how strongly to respond to Russia’s troop deployment in Ukraine’s Crimea region.
BBC News – Europe

Plans to cut soldiers could leave the Army “short of personnel” and unable to meet future national security needs, a report by MPs warns.
BBC News – UK

Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law is accused of using the “murderous power of his words” to rally people against the US, as his trial opens in New York.
BBC News – US & Canada

A witness at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius says the South African athlete was responsible for a weapon being fired at a restaurant last year.
BBC News – Africa

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

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

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

After nine years in office, Estonian PM Andrus Ansip announces his resignation to enable a successor to lead his party into 2015 elections.
BBC News – Europe

There is a serious risk that “provocation” could give rise to a dangerous incident in Ukraine, William Hague warns.
BBC News – UK

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

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

Russia’s rouble has fallen to a fresh all-time low against both the dollar and the euro after the political turmoil in Ukraine intensified.
BBC News – Business

President Barack Obama warns Israel of ‘international fallout’ if it does not endorse a US framework for a peace deal with the Palestinians, as Israel’s PM visits Washington.
BBC News – Middle East

Demonstrators take to the streets of Caracas, ignoring President Maduro’s pleas for Venezuelans to stop protests during carnival.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia vows its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens, despite Western demands for a withdrawal.
BBC News – Europe

The turmoil in Ukraine is the “biggest crisis” to face Europe in the 21st Century, British Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
BBC News – UK