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A joint team of United Nations officials and Red Crescent workers has withdrawn from arebel-held district in the Syrian city of Homs after coming under fire whilst deliveringhumanitarian relief. Seven Red Crescent workers and a similar number of UN officials weretrapped for hours by fighting in the old city district of Homs. Khaled Erksoussi, the head of theSyrian Red Crescent told the BBC's News Hour about the challenges his team had faced as theywere leaving.

“As their team managed to get out to safety eventually, it was really a challenge even doingthat because even when they were getting out, mortars were still falling, and there were oftengunfire on the cars. Our driver has waived and slightly injured, and we managed to get him tobe treated.”

Turkish police have fired water canon and teargas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators inIstanbul who are protesting against new internet legislation. The law will allow the authoritiesto block webpages and force internet service providers to make user information available tothe authorities. James Reynolds was watching the protests.

I'm standing at the entrance to Istiklal, Istanbul's main shopping street. And I'm speaking toyou through a gas mask. There is the heavy stink of teargas in the air, and for the last fewminutes, I've been watching scuffles between riot police and protesters. Protesters have comehere to demonstrate against the government's new internet law which will give the governmentgreater powers to block websites without use of a judicial order.

Vigilante groups backed up by Mexican military vehicles and troops have entered the townconsidered a stronghold of the Knights Templar drug cartel in the troubled Mexican state ofMichoacan. From Mexico Will Grant.

Having taken most of the main surrounding towns and villages, it was always just a question oftime before the self-defence forces launching an assault on Apatzingan. The city of around120,000 residents has long been considered a stronghold of the Knights Templar and that it isnow under the control of the vigilantes as an important step for the self-defence forces at leastsymbolically. The vigilantes have taken the city without resistance and have establishedcontrol in the main square. There are reports of house-to-house searches for alleged cartelmembers, although weakened, the Knights Templar cartel is expected to try to exact revengefor their lost territory over the coming weeks.

Bosnia's security minister has blamed excessive police force for the outbreaks of violentunrest on Friday in which nearly 200 people were hurt. Demonstrators in several towns acrossthe country ransacked and burned government buildings. Fahrudin Radoncic told the BBC thatthe largest party in government, the SDP bore ultimate responsibility for what happened andfor the protesters' complaints about corruption and high unemployment.

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Princess Christina of Spain, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos has spent 5 hours in acourt in Mallorca answering questions over allegations of fraud. It's the first time that amember of the Spanish royal family has appeared in court. Hundreds of protesters chantingrepublican and anti-corruption slogans demonstrated nearby. The Princess who denieswrongdoing has been investigated over the business dealings of her husband.

At least 15 Muslim pilgrims have died in the Saudi holy city of Madinah when a fire broke out intheir hotel, around 130 others have been injured, mostly due to smoke inhalation. Aninvestigation is underway to identify the cause of the fire.

Police in Russia have detained 40 people who were protesting in support of a television stationin Moscow. The demonstrators had gathered near the Kremlin to show their support for TVRain, an independent news channel which says it's coming under press from the authorities.They had no placards or slogans, but as they opened umbrellas in support of the channel, thepolice moved in to stop what they described as an unsanctioned protest.

Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has equaled the record for the most medals won at the WinterOlympics by winning the men's biathlon 10km sprint in Sochi. Forty-year-old Bjoernalen tookhis tally to 12 Olympic medals. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands has won the men's 5,000meters speed skating, setting an Olympic record.

“The defending Olympic champion nearly comes, Sven Kramer now, looking for a line, and hehits the line. Now on the time 6'10.76，a new Olympic record, Kramer has put the marqueedown and put it down big time what a skate that was.”

Meanwhile, in the women's moguls skiing event, two Canadian sisters took the top prizes.Justine Dufour-Lapointe won gold and her older sister Chloe won silver.

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