[World] Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba

Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/president-chavez-returns-venezuela-cuba-18527645
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home ...

Oscar Pistorius murder charge: Reeva Steenkamp's iPad 'intrinsic part' of police ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/9877745/Oscar-Pistorius-murder-charge-Reeva-Steenkamps-iPad-intrinsic-part-of-police-investigation.html
The iPad was reportedly found on the bedroom floor of Mr Pistorius' home after Miss Steenkamp was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Polls Close In Armenian Presidential Election
http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-election-/24904899.html
Monday, February 18, 2013. Audio menu. Internet TV. Armenia. Polls Close In Armenian Presidential Election. Print · Share: An elderly woman passes an election campaign billboard for President and presidential candidate Serzh Sarkisian in Yerevan.

EU Amends Syria Sanctions to Boost Aid for Protecting Civilians
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8RFcdZJS2Cbgt6g74NOKaGC-72w?docId=cb7c932d47664086b5259e7860ef4991
European foreign ministers agreed to extend economic sanctions against Syria for another three months while boosting aid to protect civilians from the violence that has wracked the country for two years.

David Cameron 'bowled out' whilst driving at India partnership
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21499432
David Cameron took a break from his trade mission to India to take part in a game of cricket with local youngsters in Mumbai. Mr Cameron has travelled to India with a delegation of more than 100 business leaders and politicians in an effort to double trade ...

Torn between two passports: Prisoner X and dual citizenship
http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/routine-emergencies/torn-between-two-passports-prisoner-x-and-dual-citizenship.premium-1.504335
It's not only Jewish citizens in the Diaspora and Israel's diplomatic relations that have suffered as a result of the Ben Zygier affair; it is Zionism itself.

Filipinos' standoff in Borneo linked to peace deal with Muslim rebels
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/sultan-says-followers-wont-leave-borneo/story-e6frfkui-1226579932320
(CNN) -- The peculiar standoff on Borneo between Malaysian security forces and a group of men from the southern Philippines has its roots in a recent landmark peace deal between Manila and Muslim rebels, according to an expert on the region.

Ramphele's new party to challenge ANC
http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2013/02/18/social-media-to-be-an-important-tool-for-ramphele
Mamphela Ramphele, a veteran activist and former partner of Steve Biko, the anti-apartheid hero, has launched a new political movement to challenge the might of the governing African National Congress at next year's elections.

Bangladesh Protesters Press for Islamist Party Ban
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/what-the-protest-over-the-1971-war-crimes-trial-in-bangladesh-is-about/373649-2.html
DHAKA, Bangladeshâ€"Protesters who have thronged the streets of Bangladesh's capital for two weeks welcomed the government's move to seek harsher punishments for war criminals, but vowed to continue agitating until the nation's largest Islamist party is ...

Bulgaria presses EU to toughen stance on Hezbollah
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-18/206952-bulgaria-presses-eu-to-toughen-stance-on-hezbollah.ashx
Bulgaria urged other European governments on Monday to take a harder stance towards Hezbollah after blaming the Islamist movement for a bus bombing that killed five Israelis at a Bulgarian Black Sea resort last year.

David Cameron pledges to fight for UK jobs threatened by bribery scandal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/9877073/David-Cameron-pledges-to-fight-for-UK-jobs-threatened-by-bribery-scandal.html
Mr Cameron has arrived in India amid controversy over Finmeccanica, an Italian firm that makes AgustaWestland helicopters in the UK.

Julian Assange: Women Are 'Braver Than Men'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-women-422090
His Australian WikiLeaks Party will attract many females despite his facing sex crime allegations in Sweden, he says. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has acknowledged that his decision to run for an Australian Senate seat could allow him to strengthen his ...