Cuban leader Raul Castro says he will retire in 2018
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/cuba/9891920/Raul-Castro-to-step-down-as-Cuba-leader-in-five-years-time.html
By Marc Frank. HAVANA | Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:27am EST. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Sunday he will step down from power after his second term ends in 2018, and the new parliament named a 52-year-old rising star ...
South Korea first female president urges North to drop atomic ambitions
http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/25/south-korea-first-female-president-urges-north-to-drop-atomic-ambitions/
South Korea's new president Park Geun-hye has urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions, and to stop wasting its scarce resources on arms, less than two weeks after the country carried out its third nuclear test.
Protest votes increase uncertainty in Italy election
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/25/italy-election-voting.html
By James Mackenzie and Gavin Jones. ROME | Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:12am EST. ROME (Reuters) - Italians voted for a second and final day in a general election on Monday with a surge in protest votes increasing the risk of an unstable outcome that could ...
Pistorius Brother Faces Charge in Traffic Death
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/oscar-pistorius-to-report-to-police-for-first-time-since-bail-335217
JOHANNESBURGâ€"The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident.
UPDATE 4-African leaders sign deal aimed at peace in eastern Congo
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/african-leaders-sign-deal-aimed-at-peaceeastern-congo_829915.html
Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:19pm EST. * Deal brings closer deployment of regional force to eastern Congo. * U.N. to name special envoy to the region.
6.2 quake shakes Tokyo
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=849196
A powerful earthquake has shaken Tokyo, wobbling high-rise buildings in the capital for 30 seconds. The epicentre of the magnitude 6.2 quake was near the mountain resort town of Nikko, about 130 kilometres north of Tokyo.
Pope Benedict leads final public prayer, local media buzzes with scandal
http://abcnews.go.com/International/hour-vatican-bitter-struggle-control-catholic-church/story?id=18531822
Vatican City (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI delivered his final public prayer ceremony Sunday to a crowd of thousands at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, amid rumors of a sex scandal brewing as he prepares to step down.
Create a Sabah Committee (Media Statement - Philippine Center for Islam and ...
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20130222060555
On the 12th of February, 2013, news reported that 100 men, some of them armed with a motley of rifles, belonging to the Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu, landed on a remote village in Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Putin signs law banning smoking in public places from June
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/putin-signs-law-banning-smoking-public-places-june-20130225
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government's bid to improve public health in the nicotine-addicted country, the Kremlin said on Monday.
India PM linked to first UAE visit in 30 years
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manmohan-singh-praises-hyderabad-people-for-maintaining-calm/374913-62-127.html
DUBAI // Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, is expected to travel to the UAE next month - the first visit by an Indian premier in more than 30 years.
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