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Ukraine’s interim leaders warn “unpopular” steps are needed to save the economy, as parliament is set to vote on the new cabinet.
BBC News – Europe

Standard Life has become the first Scottish business to warn it may have to relocate significant operations and assets outside the country if its people vote for independence.
BBC News – UK

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoes a bill that would have allowed business owners who cited their religious beliefs to turn away gay customers.
BBC News – US & Canada

An Egyptian court sentences 26 people to death for founding a “terror group” with the aim of attacking ships using the Suez Canal.
BBC News – Africa

The European Commission says economic recovery is “gaining ground” in the EU as it revises up its growth forecasts for 2014 and 2015.
BBC News – Business

Egypt’s president asks outgoing housing minister Ibrahim Mahlab to form a new government, after the surprise resignation of the interim cabinet.
BBC News – Middle East

The United States expels three Venezuelan diplomats, in response to the expulsion of three of its own consular officials from Caracas just over a week ago.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s interim president warns of “dangerous signs” of separatism, as parliament votes to try ousted President Yanukovych at the ICC.
BBC News – Europe

A man accused of four murders in an IRA bombing will not be prosecuted because he received a previous guarantee he would not be taken to court.
BBC News – UK

A Canadian anaesthesiologist who sexually assaulted 21 sedated patients while they helplessly watched is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
BBC News – US & Canada

Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants attack a school in north-eastern Nigeria, killing 29 teenage boys and injuring another 11.
BBC News – Africa

Dixons Retail, the owner of Currys and PC World, and mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse say they are in talks over a possible merger.
BBC News – Business

Egypt’s military-backed interim government has resigned, Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi announces on state television.
BBC News – Middle East

The US is to seek the extradition from Mexico of the world’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was captured on Saturday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

An arrest warrant has been issued for fugitive Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and other figures, says the interim interior minister.
BBC News – Europe

Ministers from both the UK and Scottish governments are in north-east Scotland to set out plans for the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
BBC News – UK

Joint military drills between South Korea and the US begin, amid rare family reunions between North and South Korean relatives separated by the Korean War.
BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda’s President Museveni signs a controversial anti-gay bill, abandoning a pledge to delay the legislation pending scientific advice.
BBC News – Africa

RBS is expanding its use of the post office network, but will not comment on the possibility of further branch closures.
BBC News – Business

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on access to humanitarian aid in Syria – the first time it has united on the issue.
BBC News – Middle East