Funeral for Pistorius' girlfriend on Tuesday
http://dawn.com/2013/02/17/reality-show-with-pistorius-girlfriend-upsets-s-africa/
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The family of Reeva Steenkamp said Sunday her body was back in her hometown of Port Elizabeth after the model and reality TV contestant was shot dead inside the house of Oscar Pistorius.
Pope Benedict blesses thousands at St. Peter's Square
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5gGUclfd4_SdB9qXxCt8kwwCiMQkA?docId=161841306
Tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists packed into St. Peter's Square Sunday, as Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window at the Vatican for the first time since announcing his resignation.
Hazara Shias protest with their dead against sectarian violence
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/hazara-shias-protest-with-their-dead-against-sectarian-violence/article4425210.ece
The death toll in Saturday's bomb blast near Hazara Town in Quetta climbed to 84 and triggered another wave of protest across the country against sectarian violence and the inability of the powers that be to round up the terrorists unleashing such carnage ...
China retreats from nuclear action
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/us-warns-north-korea-against-further-nuclear-test/articleshow/18526265.cms
CHINA has warned that it will not back any new UN sanctions on North Korea proposed by the US, and declared it remains a "friend" of the rogue state.
Voting begins in Ecuador presidential race
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/15/rafael-correa-ecuador-elections
QUITO -- Voting was underway in Ecuador as this nation of 14.5 million chooses a president and 137 members of the National Assembly to lead the country for the next four years.
Lieberman pleads not guilty as trial gets underway; first hearings set for late April
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/lieberman-pleads-not-guilty-as-trial-gets-underway-first-hearings-set-for-late-april.premium-1.503895
Former foreign minister is charged with acting to have Ze'ev Ben Aryeh named Israeli ambassador to Latvia, after Ben Aryeh provided Lieberman with information about an investigation into his affairs.
Hezbollah fighter, 5 Syrian rebels dead in clashes
http://kgmi.com/Hezbollah-fighter-5-Syrian-rebels-killed-in-border/11461924?newsId=193850
Lebanese Hezbollah support Syrian President Bashar Assad, wish to expand sphere of influence in rebel held territory in Syria. Free Syrian Army member on a motorcycle [file] Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra.
Former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew hospitalized
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/16/4070020/former-singapore-pm-lee-kuan-yew.html
SINGAPORE - Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, has been discharged from a hospital following a brain-related blockage, but he remains under doctors' observation.
Guru's last letter: 'I have attained a stature of greatness'
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gurus-last-letter-i-have-attained-a-stature-of-greatness/article4425056.ece
About an hour before going to the gallows at Delhi's Tihar Jail, the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had written to his family to be bold and proud on the stature he had attained in the death sentence.
Israeli hospital treats Syrian rebel fighters
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23683/Default.aspx?hp=readmore
Israel on Saturday came to the rescue of seven Syrian nationals found wounded along the border fence in the Golan Heights. The men turned out to be Syrian rebel fighters who were injured in clashes with government forces.
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