Armed conflict and attacks
Jeh Johnson, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, warns Americans to take a threat by Somalia-based al-Shabab to attack shopping malls in the US, United Kingdom, and Canada seriously. (BBC)
War in Donbass
Pro-Russian rebels start a two-week process of removing heavy weapons from the front lines in eastern Ukraine in accordance with the ceasefire agreement. (Reuters via Haaretz)
An explosion at a pro-Ukraine march kills three and injures more than 10 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (AFP via Yahoo! News UK)
Second Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Islamic State militants claim responsibility for bombing the Iranian ambassador's residence in Tripoli and a rocket attack on Al Abraq International Airport. (Reuters via Islamic State)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
ISIS burns more than 8,000 rare books and manuscripts in Mosul, Iraq. (FOX News)
Arts and culture
87th Academy Awards
Alejandro González Iñárritu becomes the second Mexican director to win Academy Award for Best Director for Birdman. Birdman then wins the Academy Award for Best Picture. (The Globe and Mail) (The Telegraph)
British actor Eddie Redmayne wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. (The Guardian)
American actress Julianne Moore wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Still Alice. (Hollywood Reporter)
Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski wins the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and becomes the first Polish film to win the award. (The Guardian)