Thursday, February 21, 2013

[World] Oscar Pistorius bail hearing resumes in Pretoria

Oscar Pistorius bail hearing resumes in Pretoria
http://www.smh.com.au/world/pistorius-seeks-bail-as-police-investigator-faces-charges-20130221-2euk8.html
Commissioner Phiyega announces "South Africa's most senior detective" will take over the running of the Pistorius case.

Trial Offers Rare Look at Work of Hezbollah in Europe
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hezbollah-courier-staked-out-israeli-sites-in-europe-20130221-2euae.html
LIMASSOL, Cyprus - In a little-noticed trial in a small courtroom here on Wednesday, a 24-year-old man provided a rare look inside a covert global war between Israel and Iran, admitting that he is an operative of the militant group Hezbollah, for which he ...

Spy agencies scrounge for details on North Korean nuclear test as no traces of ...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/21/spy-agencies-scrounge-for-details-on-north-korean-nuclear-test-as-no-traces-of-nuclear-particles-found/
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Feb 20- U.S. and allied spy agencies have found no traces of telltale nuclear-related particles from North Korea's Feb. 12 nuclear bomb test, leaving unresolved basic questions about the device's design, according to officials in the ...

Fayyad condemns destruction of electricity grid in Kusra
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/65266/World/Region/Israeli-settlers-renew-attack-on-Palestinians-in-W.aspx
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Thursday condemned the destruction of electricity poles in the West Bank village of Kusra on Wednesday.

Indian police say at least 5 killed, 50 hurt in explosions in southern city of ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indian-police-say-2-killed-in-explosions-in-southern-city-of-hyderabad/2013/02/21/02bcaae0-7c32-11e2-9073-e9dda4ac6a66_story.html
HYDERABAD, India - At least five people were killed Thursday in a pair of explosions in crowded areas of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, police said.

Russian warships head to Syria in show of power
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/syrian-opposition-says-bashar-al-assad-cannot-be-part-of-deal-333867
MOSCOW -- Russian warships are returning to the waters near Syria in a new demonstration of the Kremlin's interest in the outcome of the crisis there.

Japan's economic turmoil may provide an opening for the US
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/asia/alliance-in-focus-during-japan-pmobama-meeting-62136.html
Japan's economic troubles may be pushing the country towards free trade negotiations with the U.S., a goal long-sought by American officials who see it as a potential boon to two of the world's industrial giants and to the U.S.

3 British men convicted in terrorist bomb plot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/21/birmingham-terror-cell-plotters-profiles
LONDON (AP) - Three young British Muslims were convicted Thursday of plotting terrorist bombings that prosecutors said were intended to be bigger than the 2005 London transit attacks.

Mali: Islamist clashes outside Gao town hall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21532684
Malian troops are battling Islamist fighters near the town hall in Gao, the main city in northern Mali, an army spokesman has told the BBC.

Three young sisters raped and killed, says Indian police
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/police-make-little-progress-admit-to-lapses-in-bhandara-rapemurder-case/374313-3-237.html
Volunteers perform a skit as women's groups gather near Indian parliament to protest a new sexual violence law as the parliament convenes in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.

Exclusive: Radical economist emerges as leading Russian central bank contender
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-jewish-archive/24907091.html
By Darya Korsunskaya and Douglas Busvine. MOSCOW | Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:05am EST. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A controversial economist and former presidential candidate who accuses the West of conspiring to turn Russia into an economic colony has ...

Prabhakaran son's killing: Lankan envoy says claims diabolical
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prabhakaran-sons-killing-Lankan-envoy-says-claims-diabolical/articleshow/18601837.cms
NEW DELHI: Reacting to reports about the alleged cold blooded murder of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son by Sri Lankan army, the Lankan high commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam described the allegations as "diabolical".

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