[World] China Lashes Back at Hacking Claims

China Lashes Back at Hacking Claims
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323764804578313101135258708.html
BEIJINGâ€"China fought back against a U.S. computer-security firm's accusations that a Chinese military group stole large amounts of data from U.S.

Swiss airline targeted in 'gigantic' diamond heist
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/thieves-make-off-with-37m-worth-of-diamonds-in-raid-on-plane-at-airport-29080830.html
Brussels Airport and a Swiss airline are at the center of a multimillion dollar international diamond heist that's in the news this morning (Feb. 19).

Mortars land near Syrian presidential palace
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LgOozLgxmVZCRF2cnriJZK/Syrias-Bashar-alAssad-says-confident-of-winning-Syria-war.html
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Two mortars exploded near one of Syrian President Bashar Assad's palaces in Damascus on Tuesday but caused only material damage, Syria's state news service said.

How North Korea's recent nuke tests are a wakeup call on Iran and sanctions
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9880727/North-Korea-envoy-warns-South-of-final-destruction.html
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," February 18, 2013. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Pakistan Announces Security Operation After Recent Bombing
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/19-Feb-2013/quetta-carnage-countrywide-protests-continue-on-third-day
KARACHI, Pakistan - The government announced a security operation against sectarian death squads in the western city of Quetta on Tuesday, four days after a sectarian bombing killed at least 89 people and led to unusually sharp criticism of the powerful ...

French Nationals, Including Children, Taken Hostage in Cameroon
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0219/breaking45.htm
Seven French citizens, including four children, have been taken hostage in Cameroon, President Francois Hollande told journalists in Athens.

Syria conflict: 'Army rocket kills 19 in Aleppo'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21508468
A Syrian army rocket attack has killed at least 19 people in the city of Aleppo, eyewitnesses and activists say. They say the rocket hit the rebel-held Jabal Badro district, destroying several buildings.

Cameron pressed on bribery allegations
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chopper-scam-manmohan-seeks-uk-help/article4431456.ece
David Cameron was reminded of the occasionally spiky side to UK-Indian relations on Tuesday, as Manmohan Singh, Indian premier, publicly raised bribery allegations over a helicopter contract and criticised Britain's visa policy.

Orange County Shooting Spree Leaves...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57570039-504083/los-angeles-freeway-shooting-at-least-3-dead-others-wounded-in-shooting-spree-police-say/
Police in the Southern California city of Tustin say at least three people are dead and others wounded after a chaotic 25-minute shooting spree that moved from street to freeway.

AP Interview: Mali Probes Claims of Atrocities
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ap-interview-mali-probes-claims-atrocities-18535255
Malian authorities are investigating claims of torture, killings and reprisals by its own soldiers against minority civilians suspected of links to Islamist militants - accusations that threaten to jeopardize international support for fighting terrorism in the Sahara.

Incumbent Wins Easy Victory in Armenia
http://armenianow.com/vote_2013/43701/armenia_presidential_election_2013_serzh_sargsyan_vladimir_putin
President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia easily won re-election to a second five-year term, according to preliminary returns released on Tuesday by the Central Election Commission.