[World] South Africa replaces lead detective in Pistorius inquiry

South Africa replaces lead detective in Pistorius inquiry
http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/ca47f1004ea2d610a1fbfb7da4cd6ad7/Pistorius--murder-case-postponed-again-20132102
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - It was a bad week for South Africa's police force, coming to a head Thursday with an attempt at damage control: Commissioner Riah Phiyega dumped the lead detective in the murder investigation of Olympic athlete Oscar ...

Twin bombings kill 13, wound more in south India
http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/hyderabad-blasts-national-security-guard-team-rushed-to-hyderabad-333916
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - A pair of bombs exploded in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 13 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said.

Car Bomb in Damascus Kills Dozens, Opposition Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/world/middleeast/car-bomb-in-damascus-kills-dozens-opposition-says.html
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - At least three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Thursday, including a powerful blast near the downtown headquarters of President Bashar al-Assad's governing party and the Russian Embassy that witnesses said shook the ...

Obama to meet Japan PM to talk economy, security issues
http://world.time.com/2013/02/21/must-reads-from-around-the-world-136/
Another highly sensitive issue that might arise: Shinzo Abe's stance on a Japanese apology for forcing about 200,000 foreign women into sexual servitude during World War II.

US Prods Iran for One-on-One Meeting
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=848066
WASHINGTONâ€"The U.S. is moving to raise the stakes of international talks next week in Kazakhstan, seeking to hold a one-on-one meeting with Tehran in a bid to accelerate nuclear diplomacy ahead of Iran's presidential elections in June, according to ...

Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike given 8 month sentence
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-prisoner-on-hunger-strike-given-8-month-sentence.premium-1.505029
Samar Issawi, who has been on hunger strike since August, was released in the Gilad Shalit deal and then rearrested; citing classified evidence of another violation, prosecutors argued that he should serve out the remainder of his original sentence.

Egypt Wants Its Business Tycoons to Return
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/9887134/Egyptian-opposition-tries-to-get-Morsi-blasted-into-space.html
Amid a rare dusting of snow, a few dozen money managers and investors filed into London's May Fair Hotel on Jan. 14 for a conference on investment opportunities in Egypt.

Monti's Austerity Pushes Italians Toward Parliamentary Upheaval
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/20/six-things-we-hate-about-italy
Elisa Dalbosco says she lost her job when it came time for her former employer, a refugee shelter in northern Italy, to either hire her with a permanent contract or let her go.

President pushes for food, land bills
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/President-pushes-for-food-land-bills/articleshow/18621634.cms
NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee kicked off the budget session of Parliament with a long list of achievements of UPA-2 and reiterated its commitment to food security and land acquisition, giving the first glimpse of the Congress's 2014 election ...

Same-sex marriage group agrees to drop Laura Bush commercial
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/02/20/new-same-sex-marriage-ad-features-cheney-obama/
Laura Bush at health care conference in Washington this month. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images). Laura Bush landed in the middle of the same-sex marriage debate Thursday - and quickly shut down a national ad highlighting her support for gay couples ...