[World] Castro to step down, but not until 2018

Castro to step down, but not until 2018
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/24/start-of-a-new-era-raul-castro-announces-he-will-step-down-as-cubas-president-in-five-years/
Raúl Castro accepted a new five-year term as Cuban president on Sunday promising that it would also be his last, thereby potentially dating the end of the Castro era for the first time since bearded rebels swept down from the Sierra Maestra in 1959 and ...

Park Geun-hye takes office as South Korean president
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/25/park-geun-hye-korean-president
South Korea's new president, Park Geun-hye, has called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, as Pyongyang edges closer towards membership of the global club of nuclear states.

Pope Benedict XVI's last Sunday blessing
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/24/pope_benedict_xvis_last_sunday_blessing_draws_large_crowds.html
The pontiff's last Sunday blessing from the window on St. Peter's Square drew large crowds. Nuns arrive in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City before Pope Benedict XVI delivers his.

Britain's most senior Catholic cleric faces probe
http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/25/britain-s-most-senior-catholic-cleric-faces-probe/
Britain's most senior Catholic cleric is the latest to find himself at the centre of an historical abuse scandal. Three priests and one former priest have reported Cardinal Keith O'Brien to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour dating back 30 years ...

Aquino orders review of Sabah claim
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/navy-ship-fetch-filipinos-malaysia-18579511
Manila: President Benigno Aquino III had ruled out the use of force on the Sabah stand off concern with Malaysia while at the same time pointing out that he had ordered experts to closely study the sensitive issue.

John Kerry embarks on inaugural trip in new job
http://bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/02/25/kerry-faces-tests-first-trip-secretary-state/grGO2VtGE3DVIEjDzz2fmN/story.html
February 25, 2013. Article · Comments · Subscribe. Secretary of State John Kerry. JACQUELYN MARTIN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES.

War without end
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/car-blast-targets-afghan-intelligence-building/article4448942.ece
THE major point of contention between the Afghan Taliban and International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) is the Taliban's insistence that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan when the drawdown ends in 2014.

'Walking Dead' preview: Glen Mazzara on the Dixon brothers' fate
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/walking-dead-preview-glen-mazzara-on-the-dixon-brothers-fate/
Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker as Daryl and Merle Dixon in "The Walking Dead." (Gene Page/AMC). http://herocomplex.latimes.