Pope Benedict faces crowds, Vatican faces confusion
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/cardinals-lobby-to-bring-election-forward-20130217-2elbf.html
While Pope Benedict slips away to a Lenten retreat, the Vatican struggles to determine whether it can legally speed up the process for choosing his successor.
Anger in Pakistan over latest bomb
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0217/breaking2.html
People return to collect their belongings from their shop at the site of yesterday's bomb attack. Photograph: Naseer Ahmed/Reuters.
Israeli premier defends Israel in prisoner scandal
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-on-prisoner-x-affair-let-israel-s-security-forces-do-their-work.premium-1.504029
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister on Sunday defended the actions of his country's security forces following a public uproar over the mysterious death of a man who apparently hanged himself while being held secretly in a maximum-security prison.
US general willing to curb airstrikes in Afghan villages
http://www.theage.com.au/world/karzai-orders-an-end-to-afghan-troops-calling-in-coalition-air-strikes-20130217-2elbk.html
KABUL, Afghanistanâ€". The commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said Sunday that his forces were prepared to comply with President Hamid Karzai's demand that Afghan forces stop requesting international airstrikes in residential areas.
West Bank: Palestinians Stage Protests
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/fourteen-palestinians-released-in-gilad-shalit-deal-back-in-israeli-jails.premium-1.503898
Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at several demonstrations in the West Bank that were held to support a prisoner who has been protesting his incarceration with an off-again-on-again hunger strike.
Libya Parliament Chief Appeals for Calm Amid Dearth of Investors
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glHQ5DXPO0Ib4Su6v3qXSNo6O36Q?docId=CNG.12be299253dc2dc11e7c391c74e2d4d2.c1
Libya's parliamentary chief and de- facto head of state said foreign companies' reluctance to move in was a sign of growing chaos, as he implored all to work to stabilize the nation two years after the start of the uprising against Muammar Qaddafi.
Singaporeans protest plans to increase immigration
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/singaporeans-hit-streets-to-protest-against-immigration-influx-plan-20130217-2elbo.html
(CNN) -- Singaporeans don't normally gather in public protest. Decades of single party rule and an iron hand when it comes to dissent has shaped a somewhat meek public.
Australia PM 'disappointed' at Malaysia deportation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21492699
Australian PM Julia Gillard has said she is "surprised and disappointed" by Malaysia's treatment of Senator Nick Xenophon and vowed to press for an explanation of his deportation.
Lee Kuan Yew discharged from SGH and resting at home
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/lee-kuan-yew-discharged-sgh-and-resting-home-20130217
The Prime Minister's Office released a statement on Sunday afternoon that former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had been discharged from Singapore General Hospital and is now resting at home.
Israeli ex-minister Lieberman pleads not guilty to fraud, breach of trust
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/israeli-ex-minister-lieberman-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-breach-of-trust/article8774985/
Israel's former foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to charges of fraud and breach of trust at the start of a trial that has put the ultranationalist's political career into doubt.
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