[World] Raúl Castro Says His New 5-Year Term as Cuba's President Will Be His Last

Raúl Castro Says His New 5-Year Term as Cuba's President Will Be His Last
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/fidel-castro-surprises-parliament-with-appearance-amid-leadership-speculation/article9013418/?cmpid=rss1
MEXICO CITY - President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced Sunday that the five-year term he has just begun will be his last, giving the Castro era an official expiration date of 2018.

Park Geun-hye sworn in as South Korea president
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21570512
Park Geun-hye promised a tough stance on national security and an era of economic revival as she was sworn in as South Korea's president.

Syrian opposition says captures former nuclear site
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/22/rockets_hit_eastern_aleppo_dozens_of_casualties_activists.html
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis. AMMAN | Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:34pm EST. AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have captured the site of a suspected nuclear reactor near the Euphrates river which Israeli warplanes destroyed six years ago, opposition sources in ...

Benedict bows out amid new scandals
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/benedict-bows-out-amid-new-scandals/article9008681/
Pope Benedict spoke from his window for the last time on Sunday, telling the faithful packed into St. Peter's Square that the first papal abdication in centuries was God's will and insisting he was not “abandoning” the Church.

Egypt's vote won't calm turbulent streets
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/egypt-s-mohamed-morsi-invites-opposition-to-dialogue-on-elections-335019
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's streets are turning into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from labor conditions to fuel shortages and the casualties of myriad clashes over the past two years.

Election Result To Test Monti's Overhaul Plan
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324338604578324220009010006.html
ROMEâ€"Italians began voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that will test the country's appetite for economic reform after a year of austerity that has left people poorer and more disaffected than ever with their political leaders.

With Pope Benedict's retirement, the where is clearer than the how (+video)
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0224/With-Pope-Benedict-s-retirement-the-where-is-clearer-than-the-how-video
It is about to become the world's most famous retirement home, its occupant the world's most famous retiree. Skip to next paragraph.

DR Congo: African leaders sign UN-backed peace accord
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21565976
Regional African leaders have signed a UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

John Kerry set to meet David Cameron in London visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21569993
John Kerry is due to meet the UK's prime minister and foreign secretary in London, as part of his first trip abroad as US secretary of state.

'The Walking Dead' Season 3, Episode 11 Review: The Judas Of Woodbury
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/02/24/the-walking-dead-season-3-episode-11-review-the-judas-of-woodbury/
'The Walking Dead' sees old friends reunited, but there's no love lost in Sunday night's 'I Ain't Judas.' [Spoilers through Season 3, Episode 11 of 'The Walking Dead' follow.