[World] Oscar Pistorius case: Prosecution admits error over "testosterone" testimony

Oscar Pistorius case: Prosecution admits error over "testosterone" testimony
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57570297/oscar-pistorius-case-prosecution-admits-error-over-testosterone-testimony/
Updated 5:23 p.m. ET. PRETORIA, South AfricaThe investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius murder case made an error in his court testimony Wednesday when he identified a substance found in the athlete's bedroom as testosterone, the national prosecutor ...

Report: Mexico disappearances constitute 'crisis'
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Report-Mexico-disappearances-constitute-crisis-4294322.php
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday calls Mexico's anti-drug offensive "disastrous" and cites 249 cases of disappearances, most of which show evidence of having been carried out by the military or law enforcement.

After Bulgarian Protests, Prime Minister Resigns
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/bulgaria/9882313/Bulgarian-government-resigns-after-protests.html
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov of Bulgaria submitted his government's resignation on Wednesday after a tumultuous week of public anger over rising electricity prices, corruption and worsening living standards that ignited mass protests nationwide and led to ...

Arrest of Lebanese in Cyprus sheds light on Hezbollah's EU operations
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/arrest-of-lebanese-in-cyprus-sheds-light-on-hezbollah-s-eu-operations.premium-1.504808
Hossam Taleb Yaacoub is being tried in Limassol for his involvement in several scouting missions in Europe. New evidence may help efforts to impose sanctions on Lebanon's Hezbollah.

Silvio Berlusconi accused of trying to buy votes days before election
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9884499/Silvio-Berlusconi-accused-of-trying-to-buy-votes-days-before-election.html
The letters were sent out by the billionaire's centre-Right PDL party as Italians prepare to vote on Sunday and Monday, in one of the country's most important elections for years.

Tamil Tiger leader's son killed deliberately, filmmaker alleges
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/20/tamil_tiger_leaders_son_killed_deliberately_filmmaker_alleges.html
Documentary shows photos of 12-year-old son of Velupillai Prabhakaran apparently in custody of Sri Lankan army, then dead from bullet wounds.

Britain's Cameron Lays Wreath at Indian Massacre Site
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/british-prime-minister-david-cameron-announces-sameday-visa-for-indian-investors/373759-7.html
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed regret over the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Indians by British colonial forces nearly a century ago, but he stopped short of a formal apology.

Protests in Kargil over Pak killings
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/20-Feb-2013/ppp-n-agree-to-joint-session-on-quetta
JAMMU: Hundreds of people in Jammu & Kashmir's Shia-dominated Kargil town took to the streets to protest killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan's northwestern city of Quetta.

Officials issue do-not-drink order after woman's body found in Los Angeles ...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/02/20/body_of_canadian_tourist_found_wedged_in_water_tank_of_downtown_la_hotel.html
LOS ANGELES - Health officials have issued a do-not-drink order at a downtown Los Angeles hotel where a missing Canadian woman's body was found in the rooftop water supply.

Rajoy pledges fresh round of reforms
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9883757/Spains-head-is-out-of-the-water-as-deficit-drops-below-7pc.html
Mariano Rajoy has sought to revive the Spanish public's faltering faith in his leadership with a landmark speech that promised a “second wave” of reforms to stimulate the moribund economy and measures aimed at calming widespread anger with the recent ...

Nigeria Arrests Iran-Linked Suspects Planning Attacks
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/nigeria-arrests-iranian-terror-cell-planning-attacks-on-israeli-u-s-targets.premium-1.504799
Nigeria arrested three people suspected of being members of an Iran-linked terror cell planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests in Lagos, the commercial capital, state security police said.

Kenya judiciary 'harassed' ahead of poll
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21519868
Willy Mutunga, Kenya's chief justice, said he and members of the judiciary had been receiving threats ahead of elections next month.

Rebels Claim to Down Syrian Warplane after Airstrike Kills 20
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/watch-rebels-shoot-syrian-warplane-article-1.1268852
Syrian activists say rebels shot down a warplane Wednesday outside Damascus, a short time after an airstrike killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens in the same area.

Venezuela's invisible president
http://kgmi.com/Bolivia-s-Morales-says-was-unable-to-see-Chavez-in/11461924?newsId=194591
Hugo Chávez's stealth return to Venezuela this week, which was carried out with the same signature secrecy that surrounds all aspects of his health status, makes it clearer than ever that Venezuela is leaderless and in need of someone else to take over.