Towering Inferno: An 86-storey residential tower caught fire in Dubai last night, burning like a giant torch and raining debris on the street. It was a dramatic sight in the night.

The tower actually called the Torch is located in an area known as the Marina, a cluster of tall buildings. The fire was reported to have begun on the 52^nd floor and ended up ripping through 60 floors. Opened in 2011, the Torch is one of the world’s tallest residential apartment buildings. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Drachma Drama: After some tough talks, Eurozone finance leaders agreed to extend the Greek bailout for another four months. Greece will be required to maintain budget cuts and tax increases, which its new leftist government doesn’t want to do. But they’re stuck. Even with international help, Greece is teetering on the edge of collapse. Its economy has shrunk by 25 percent in the last five years and unemployment is a matching 25 percent.

Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of directing the snipers who killed dozens of people during demonstrations in central Kiev a year ago. Who the snipers were has always been somewhat of a mystery. Thousands of people had turned out against the pro-Russian government at the time and more than 100 were killed. Russia denies involvement, but also denies sending tanks, artillery, and troops into Ukraine even though they are seen crossing the border and photographed by satellites.

Ukraine also announced that it lost 179 soldiers in the weeks-long losing battle for Debaltseve, its biggest defeat in the country’s 10-month civil war.

Health and Taxes: The federal government yesterday announced that it sent incorrect tax information to about 800,000 customers of Obamacare and asked that they hold off filing their taxes until the screw-up is corrected. It’s an imposition on low-income taxpayers who tend to rely on refunds. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell accused the administration of orchestrating a “Friday news dump” to cover the bad news.

Nation: Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced yesterday to one year in prison for official corruption. She and her husband were convicted of taking $165,000 in goods and travel for promoting a vitamin company through the influence of the governor’s office.

She asked the court to consider the “punishment” she has already suffered. “My marriage is broken, my family is hurting and my reputation is in shatters,” she told the court before the judge sent her away. Her husband Bob McDonnell was sentenced in January to two years in prison.

The Obit Page: Harris Wittels, a writer, producer, and occasional actor on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation,” was found dead in his home Thursday. He had battled drug addiction. Wittels popularized the term “humblebrag” and in 2012 published a book, “Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty.” Colleagues described him as a comic genius.

How Cold?: It’s so cold that the spray and mist from Niagara Falls have created giant ice formations. The power of the falls themselves prevents them from freezing, but much of the falling water is masked now by bulbous formations of ice. It’s 11 degrees up there this morning.

Around the country, Grand Forks, ND, -4; Des Moines, 30; Chicago, 20; Knoxville, 27; Pilot Knob, NY, 0; Burlington, Vt., 8, New York, 17; Camden, ME, -8.

News Brief: A Canadian member of parliament is in a squeeze for bailing out of a roll-call vote in mid session. MP Pat Martin made it back in time to cast his vote, but had to explain that his brief absence was caused by personal discomfort. He said, “They had men’s underwear on for half price and I bought a bunch that was clearly too small for me. I find it difficult to sit for any length of time.”

This shows how Canadian politicians are different from Americans. Unlike New York’s Anthony Weiner, Martin didn’t proudly put his shorts on Twitter, he politely apologized for his shorts.

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