[World] Bombings in India's Hyderabad Kill as Many as 15 People

Bombings in India's Hyderabad Kill as Many as 15 People
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/11-dead-50-injured-in-hyderabad-blasts-toll-may-go-up-sushilkumar-shinde/articleshow/18617767.cms
Three bombs exploded in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, home to the local headquarters of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), killing as many as 15 people, a spokesman for the state's chief minister said.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe in US for talks with Obama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21528834
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US for talks to fortify a key security alliance between the two nations. Mr Abe, who was elected in December, will meet US President Barack Obama later on Friday in Washington.

Car bomb kills at least 50 as rebels push fight deeper into Damascus
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9884988/Car-bomb-shakes-centre-of-Damascus.html
BEIRUT - The detonation of a massive car bomb on Thursday near the heart of Damascus underscored a major shift that has brought sustained fighting close to the center of the capital for the first time during Syria's two-year-old uprising.

Hugo Chavez's 'breathing problems persist'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21543428
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.

Indian police: Three young sisters raped and killed
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/21/india-rape-sisters-police.html
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police said Thursday that they have launched a manhunt for men suspected of raping and killing three sisters, aged 5 to 11, in the latest case of sexual violence to grip the country.

Egypt Wants Its Business Tycoons to Return
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/egypt-protest-group-signs-morsi-space-18560314
Amid a rare dusting of snow, a few dozen money managers and investors filed into London's May Fair Hotel on Jan. 14 for a conference on investment opportunities in Egypt.

Lost Antarctic Royal penguin found in New Zealand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21524081
A royal penguin is being cared for at a New Zealand zoo after being found stranded on a beach 2,000km (1,240 miles) from home its Antarctic.

Italian Voters Face Chances of Chaotic Results
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323549204578318371777867636.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
ROMEâ€"When Italians head to the polls on Sunday for one of the country's most globally watched elections in decades, Silvana Giorgetto and her five million fellow undecided voters will have an important voice.

White House adopts new strategy to safeguard intellectual property
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2Uu4mbljmigyfeiX7a9aGpg3ZIw?docId=c379b44b155241cc8fe38305e0301dcd
The U.S. will improve coordination by intelligence, diplomatic and law enforcement agencies to halt the cyber theft of trade secrets and technology.

Same-sex marriage group agrees to drop Laura Bush commercial
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-cheney-new-pro-gay-marriage-ad-article-1.1268812
Laura Bush at health care conference in Washington this month. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images). Laura Bush landed in the middle of the same-sex marriage debate Thursday - and quickly shut down a national ad highlighting her support for gay couples ...