[World] Oscar Pistorius case police admit investigative blunders

Oscar Pistorius case police admit investigative blunders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/20/oscar-pistorius-case-police-blunders
The prosecution case against athletics star Oscar Pistorius suffered a blow on Wednesday as South African police admitted a series of blunders in their investigation.

Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bulgarian-government-resigns-amid-protests/article8878719/?cmpid=rss1
By Sam Cage and Tsvetelia Tsolova. SOFIA | Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:51am EST. SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government resigned on Wednesday after mass protests against high power prices and falling living standards, joining a long list of European ...

Tunisia wobbles further as PM resigns and credit rating drops
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0220/Tunisia-wobbles-further-as-PM-resigns-and-credit-rating-drops
Tunisia has avoided large-scale turbulence since protests toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali two years ago, but a political shoving match that prompted Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to resign last night shows how complicated democratic change can be.

Cameroon kidnapping: France urges citizens to leave the Muslim north
http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/20/cameroon-kidnapping-france-urges-citizens-to-leave-the-muslim-north/
France said on Wednesday it believes the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram was behind the abduction of a French family of seven in Cameroon.

Russia opposes referring Syrians to ICC now: official
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/20/russia_arab_league_offer_to_broker_syria_talks.html
By Gabriela Baczynska. MOSCOW | Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:07pm EST. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian official said Moscow would not immediately back calls to refer suspected war criminals in Syria to the International Criminal Court, adding such a ...

Top Member of Taliban in Pakistan Is Captured
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/20/pakistan-taliban-commander-captured-afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghanistan authorities have captured a senior member of the Pakistan Taliban in a stretch of mountains near the frontier between the two countries, Afghan and Pakistani officials said on Tuesday.

Netanyahu Seeks Broader Coalition After Teaming With Rival Livni
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0220/breaking31.htm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved forward with efforts to assemble a broad governing coalition after recruiting former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni with a promise to let her manage peace talks.

Warren Hill facing legal uncertainty despite stay of execution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/20/warren-hill-legal-uncertainty-stay-execution
Warren Hill, the intellectually disabled prisoner in Georgia who came within half an hour of being put to death on Tuesday night, was in a state of legal uncertainty on Wednesday as lawyers struggle to work out what happens next.

US think tank: Iran nuke unlikely to start Mideast arms race
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-think-tank-iran-nuke-unlikely-to-start-mideast-arms-race-1.504717
While some analysts see Saudis, Egypt, and Turkey seeking to build their own bombs, a report by the U.S. non-partisan institute CNAS believes the conventional wisdom is wrong.

Europe's Carbon Market Limps On
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/europes_carbon_market_limps_on_20130220/
LONDONâ€"The European Union's failing carbon market has been thrown a lifeline by the European Parliament's Environment Committee.

Hazara Shias bury their dead
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hazara-shias-bury-their-dead/article4435521.ece
The Hazara Shia community of Quetta buried their dead on Wednesday; almost three-and-a-half days after 100 of them were killed in a blast in the provincial capital.