Thursday, February 21, 2013

[World] Pistorius case lead detective faces attempted murder charges

Pistorius case lead detective faces attempted murder charges
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/21/oscar_pistorius_case_lead_detective_faces_7_counts_of_attempted_murder.html
The lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius case in South Africa was removed from the case after it was discovered that he's facing attempted murder charges.

Iran move to speed up nuclear program troubles West
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2013/feb/21/iran-nuclear-uranium-stockpile
By Fredrik Dahl. VIENNA | Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:39pm EST. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, the U.N.

Massive car bomb in Syria kills dozens
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/21-Feb-2013/powerful-car-bomb-kills-at-least-31-in-damascus
BEIRUT - A powerful car bomb ripped through central Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Thursday, killing dozens and dramatizing the wide gulf between the persistent violence and fledgling efforts to jump-start peace talks in the country's almost 2-year-old ...

Cyprus Trial Spurs Call for EU to Act Against Hezbollah
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2013/Feb-22/207428-bulgaria-did-not-ask-eu-to-blacklist-hezbollah.ashx
LIMASSOL, Cyprus - A Hezbollah operative who worked as a courier for the group in Europe said at his trial Thursday that he had instructions to record the arrival times of passenger flights from Israel to Cyprus, prompting Israel to press the European Union ...

Twin Bombings Kill 12, Wound More in South India
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killed-explosions-southern-indian-city-18555756
A pair of bombs exploded in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said.

Hunger-striker Essawi sentenced to eight months
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5ghlDaSOCFdX4AncRVTXq-0oBwMyQ?docId=162289555
Following clashes during march in solidarity with hunger-striking detainees, J'lem court sentences prisoner Essawi to term in prison.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has called for parliamentary elections ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21542839
The voting will take place in four stages across a country deeply divided between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood party that has ruled since the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak and the more secularist opposition.

Defenders Outgunned By Islamists In Desert
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323549204578318184177768510.html
Islamist fighters pounded the northern Malian city of Gao for six hours Thursday with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, a display of firepower that compounds worries that the al Qaeda-backed militants in Africa have enough arms to mount an ...

White House adopts new strategy to safeguard intellectual property
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-unveils-strategy-against-cybertheft-of-trade-secrets/article8907273/?cmpid=rss1
WASHINGTON - Amid growing evidence that China and other countries are stealing U.S. trade secrets and technology through cyber attacks, the White House announced what it billed as a new strategy Wednesday to protect intellectual property.

Laura Bush featured in gay marriage ad
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9887221/Laura-Bush-featured-in-gay-marriage-ad.html
Despite being married to George W Bush, an evangelical Christian who was firmly opposed to same-sex unions, Mrs Bush had previously come out as a supporter.

How 'Just Do It' bomb plotters planned attacks as MI5 followed their every move
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9877193/Suicide-bomb-gang-guilty-of-plotting-worst-ever-terror-attack-in-Britain.html
Up to eight suicide bombers carrying backpacks filled with explosives and armed with guns were to carry out attacks mirroring both the July 7 bombings and Mumbai attacks.

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