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Oscar Pistorius: "She died in my arms"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57570005/oscar-pistorius-she-died-in-my-arms/
PRETORIA, South Africa Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber.

China 'aiding hacker attacks on west'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/19/china-hacker-attacks-west
The Chinese government is directly aiding thousands of computer attacks against western companies and defence groups by top-level hackers based in Shanghai, according to a new study which warns that they have stolen vast amounts of data from their ...

Multimillion Diamond Heist at Brussels Airport
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323495104578313523821463276.html
A Helvetic Airways plane, from which millions of dollars' worth of diamonds were stolen, on the tarmac of Brussels airport on Tuesday.

Obama Could Revisit Arming Syria Rebels as Assad Holds Firm
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/world/middleeast/as-assad-holds-firm-obama-could-revisit-arms-policy.html?pagewanted=all
WASHINGTON - When President Obama rebuffed four of his top national security officials who wanted to arm the rebels in Syria last fall, he put an end to a months of debate over how aggressively Washington should respond to the strife there that has now ...

Berlusconi Says He Is a 'Realist' About Potential Euro Breakup
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21502511
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, campaigning with elections five days away, said he recognized the the risks of a euro breakup.

Israel releases report on Zygier's death, concludes he hanged himself in shower
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-releases-report-on-zygier-s-death-concludes-he-hanged-himself-in-shower.premium-1.504536
Court orders a partial lifting of gag order on causes of Zygier's death after state agrees to publication; judge finds evidence of alleged negligence by prison authorities.

Chillaxing? I like to go to bed early! David Cameron on how he copes with work ...
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/britain-assures-help-in-vvip-chopper-deal-probe/1/192503.html
David Cameron has renewed speculation about his tendency to 'chillax' on the job as he broke off his trade trip to India to play cricket.

French President Sends Message of Support to Greece
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/france-to-miss-2013-growth-forecast-hollande/articleshow/18575876.cms
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.

China rejects Philippines' arbitral request: FM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-rejects-philippine-effort-at-un-mediation-over-south-china-sea-territorial-dispute/2013/02/19/31b5ef26-7a81-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has rejected a Philippine move to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues in the South China Sea to the United Nations for arbitration, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Sarkisian wins 2nd term as Armenian president but intl monitors say vote “lacked ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Sarkisian-easily-wins-Armenian-presidential-vote-4288878.php
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's president easily won a second term, according to preliminary election results Tuesday, but international observers said the vote “lacked competition.

Singapore, Malaysia agree on high-speed rail link
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/singapore-and-malaysia-to-build-high-speed-rail-link-travel-time-cut-to-90-minutes/story-e6frfq80-1226581518152
SINGAPORE: The leaders of Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur that will significantly cut travel time for commuters to just 90 minutes!