Armed conflicts and attacks
Police in eastern Belgium kill two suspected terrorists during an anti-terrorism raid near Verviers. (AP via News24) (CNN) (BBC)
2014 Peshawar school massacre
Afghan security officials arrest five men in Kabul in relation to their suspected involvement in the Pakistan school massacre. (ABC News Australia)
Arts and culture
The Motion Picture Academy announces the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards best picture at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The nominations are American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash. (Washington Post) (Deadline)
Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines
Pope Francis arrives in Manila and meets Philippines President Benigno Aquino III. (The New York Times)