[World] In Affidavit at Bail Hearing, Track Star Denies He Intended to Kill Girlfriend

In Affidavit at Bail Hearing, Track Star Denies He Intended to Kill Girlfriend
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/africa/pistorius-returns-to-court-seeking-bail-on-murder-charge.html
PRETORIA, South Africa - Early on Feb. 14, Oscar Pistorius says, he heard a strange noise coming from inside his bathroom, climbed out of bed, grabbed his 9-millimeter pistol, hobbled on his stumps to the door and fired four shots.

Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets $50 Million in Diamonds
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/brussels-robbers-armed-with-machine-guns-pull-off-a-diamond-heist-worth-50-million/373972-2.html
BRUSSELS - They arrived at Brussels Airport armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms aboard two vehicles equipped with blue police lights.

China says US hacking accusations lack technical proof
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/us-cyber-attacks-traced-to-chinese-army-unit-20130219-2epk4.html
BEIJING | Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:37am EST. BEIJING (Reuters) - Accusations by a U.S. computer security company that a secretive Chinese military unit is likely behind a series of hacking attacks are scientifically flawed and hence unreliable, China's Defence ...

Protests staged to condemn killings of Hazaras
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/20-Feb-2013/sit-in-protest-continues-in-city
PESHAWAR: Activists of the Tehrik Nifaz-e-Fiqah Jafria (TNFJ) on Tuesday staged a protest against the killing of people of the Hazara community in a terrorist attack in Quetta on February 16.

Critique of a Duchess rubs some the wrong way
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/critique-of-a-duchess-rubs-some-the-wrong-way-333173
London: It is not often that sophisticated literary discourse is the topic of banner headlines on the front page of one of Britain's hell-raising tabloids.

IMF says still in touch with Tunisia on loan
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/19/tunisias_pm_quits_after_failing_to_form_new_cabinet.html
WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:22pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund on a $1.78 billion loan are continuing at a technical level, an IMF spokeswoman said after political turmoil ...

Prisoner hunger strike unites Palestinian activists
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/prisoner-hunger-strike-unites-palestinian-activists.premium-1.504604
'Sheikh' Adnan Khader, who negotiated his release from Israeli prison after hunger strike last year, has begun a new hunger strike at evacuated Red Cross office in support of jailed strikers.

French President Sends Message of Support to Greece
http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/19/hollande-in-greece-calls-for-new-investment/
ATHENS--French President Francois Hollande sent a message of support to Greece Tuesday, while acknowledging that France was unlikely to meet even a modest growth target of 0.8% for this year.

Woman's body found in water tank of skid row hotel
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/02/19/body_found_on_roof_of_downtown_la_hotel_where_missing_canadian_tourist_last_seen.html
For days, residents of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles believed something was amiss. At least one said there was flooding in one of the fourth-floor rooms, while others complained about weak water pressure.

Balachandran Prabhakaran: Sri Lanka army accused over death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21509656
Photographs have emerged which are said to show the 12-year-old son of a Tamil rebel leader alive and well in custody less than two hours before he was shot dead.

Livni: My criticism of Netanyahu hasn't changed
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ijMrXmU41iNH0pSUwnrRE5qX2UnQ?docId=5b4566bf34204826aa44c433b38b5973
Despite being the first to join Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's government, Tzipi Livni said on Wednesday morning that her criticism towards the prime minister's political views have not changed.