[World] Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files

Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/pope-makes-surprise-phone-call-home-to-well-wishers-in-argentina-344533
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Activists against abuse by Roman Catholic clergy urged Pope Francis on Tuesday to apologize for what they called the Argentine church's protection of two priests who were eventually convicted of sexually assaulting ...

Malala resumes her studies in Britain
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/malala-resumes-her-studies-in-britain/article9972122/
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who drew global attention after being shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, returned to school on Tuesday in Britain, where she has been treated for her injuries.

18 'spies' arrested in Saudi Arabia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/9941554/18-spies-arrested-in-Saudi-Arabia.html
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said the 18 were arrested as part of a coordinated raid across the country. The ministry did not name which country the group were working from.

Indian MPs back death penalty for some rapes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9941282/British-woman-screamed-for-help-for-an-hour-during-attempted-Indian-sex-attack.html
Indian MPs have passed a bill containing harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty if a victim dies. The vote came on the same day a British tourist threw herself out of a hotel room window in the city of Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, because ...

37 killed, 15 hurt as bus falls in river at Ratnagiri
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/37-killed-15-hurt-as-bus-falls-in-river-in-Maharashtra/Article1-1028618.aspx
In one of the worst road accidents in the state, 37 people, many of them Mumbaiites, were killed and 15 others, including the driver, were injured when a Mumbai-bound private bus coming from Goa ran off a bridge and plunged 40 feet below into the Jagbudi ...

French Budget Minister Resigns Amid Tax Probe
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/19/french-budget-minister-resigns
PARISâ€"A minister in President François Hollande's government stepped down Tuesday after French prosecutors said they had launched a formal investigation into allegations made by a news website of money laundering and tax evasion against the cabinet ...

Nigeria: Suicide Car Bomb Death Toll Rises to 41
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-video-shows-french-hostages-held-by-nigerian-islamic-sect-1.1201312
At least 41 people died in a suicide car bomb that struck a bus station in a Christian neighborhood in Kano, northern Nigeria's busiest commercial center, in the most deadly attack in nine months that is blamed on Islamic extremists, an official said Tuesday.

Obama Nowruz message: Iran must 'reduce nuclear tension'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21836928
US President Barack Obama has offered Iran a "practical solution" if it truly seeks peaceful nuclear capabilities rather than weapons.

Russia finds no evidence of torture in Sergei Magnitsky case
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/DS3V2NBFYFGce3m60fBXSI/Russia-drops-probe-into-whistleblowing-lawyers-death.html
MOSCOW - Russian investigators found no evidence of violence against a lawyer who died in custody after accusing officials and police officers of running a multimillion-dollar tax refund scam, and have ended their probe, officials said Tuesday.

My door was unlocked on night of murder plot, says Joss Stone
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9941036/My-door-was-unlocked-on-night-of-murder-plot-says-Joss-Stone.html
The pop star said she was at home on the night two men allegedly equipped with a samurai sword, body bags and gaffer tape were arrested a few miles from her home.

Luka Magnotta preliminary hearing suspended for the day
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/19/montreal-luka-magnotta-collapses-preliminary-hearing.html?cmp=rss
Luka Magnotta collapsed in court during his preliminary hearing while appearing distraught by the evidence presented against him Tuesday.

FP Passport: What if Xi Jinping gave an interview and no one cared?
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-03/19/c_132245632.htm
On Tuesday, Xi Jinping gave his first interview with foreign media since becoming chairman of the Chinese Communist Party in November.

Statue of Liberty to reopen by Independence Day
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gB49YZktBBGfyWJ5s1Rc-uqkX_QQ?docId=CNG.af24a8bcb681d7b0a5f1287bd91e01ea.d1
NEW YORK: The Statue of Liberty, closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public in time for Independence Day, officials said Tuesday.

US Cancels Final Phase of New Missile Shield
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russia-unmoved-by-us-missile-defence-shift/article4522262.ece
Ground-Based Interceptors planned for Central Europe, which prompted objections from Russian diplomats, will not be deployed anytime soon.

1 injured in attacks in Turkish capital
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-small-bomb-blasts-in-turkish-capital-injure-2-people/2013/03/19/cb1cb4b8-90d6-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_story.html
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Assailants on Tuesday fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the headquarters of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and hurled two hand grenades at the Justice Ministry's parking lot, slightly wounding one person, ...

David Hockney's 23-year-old assistant dies after falling ill at artist's home
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/mar/18/david-hockney-assistant-dominic-elliott-dies
One of David Hockney's assistants has died after being rushed to hospital from the artist's home in Bridlington. Dominic Elliott, 23, from the East Yorkshire town, was painted by Hockney on a number of occasions over the past five years.