[World] Assad Vows to Defeat Rebels After Islamic Scholar's Death

Assad Vows to Defeat Rebels After Islamic Scholar's Death
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syria-live/iman-mosque-bombing-targeting-pro-government-clerics-in-syria/article10071202/
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he will root out Islamist extremists after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people, including a senior Sunni scholar who was one of his staunchest supporters.

Chinese president arrives in Russia
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinese-president-arrives-in-russia/article4537960.ece
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia on Friday for talks with President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on furthering business and political relations.

India Parliament Clears Tough Rape Law
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324103504578373991905281104.html
India's Parliament is passing a bill that aims to strengthen the country's laws on sexual assault. Karan Thukral, an attorney in New Delhi, tells the WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim more about the bill and why some people say it still isn't enough.

Kids of Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt get friendly
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Kids-of-Aamir-Khan-Sanjay-Dutt-get-friendly/Article1-1030391.aspx
In an interview with HT Café last week, Sanjay Dutt opened up about working with Aamir Khan for the first time in Rajkumar Hirani's P.K.

Mali Suicide Bombing Leaves 2 Dead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21894117
DAKAR - An apparent suicide bomber struck in the northern Malian town of Timbuktu Wednesday. News agencies report at least two dead, one Malian soldier and the bomber.

Pakistan Says US Drone Strike Kills 4
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/111838-us-drones-kill-four-in-datta-khel.html
Pakistan Says U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4. By ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD. Published: March 22, 2013. PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Four people have been killed in northwestern Pakistan in an American drone attack on a vehicle, government officials ...

Barack Obama's Israel and West Bank visit: Israeli press reaction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/22/obama-in-israel-press-reaction
Nahum Barnea, Yedioth Ahronoth. We've had speeches in abundance. Nonetheless, Obama's speech was unique and special. It consisted of a skillfully constructed combination of a broad historic spectrum, a moral worldview, experiences from the field, ...

Chennai car imports scam perhaps the biggest: CBI sources
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/illegal-import-of-cars-cbi-continues-raids-in-chennai/380431-62-128.html
Chennai: The CBI has said that the imported cars scam unearthed in Chennai may perhaps be the biggest of its kind in India. The scam, in which, the CBI says that officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) were also involved, reportedly caused ...

Three dead, hundreds injured after a day of extreme weather around Edmonton ...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/03/22/three-dead-hundreds-injured-after-a-day-of-extreme-weather-around-edmonton-area/
A spring blizzard blasted through the Prairies on Thursday, killing three and causing a chaotic series of crashes south of Edmonton involving at least 100 vehicles.

Clegg swipes Tory ideas to talk tough on migration: Deputy PM will use speech ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297292/Lib-Dems-wrong-offer-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-Clegg-admits-unveils-new-1-000-bonds-foreigners.html
Nick Clegg today dramatically admitted he was wrong to offer an amnesty to illegal immigrants. The Lib Dem leader used his first speech on immigration since the general election in 2010 to ditch his party's policy of allowing foreigners to 'earn' British ...

Margaret Thatcher papers
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2013-03-22/margaret-thatcher-papers/
Margaret Thatcher's private papers from 1982, which are kept in Cambridge, have been made public for the first time. They reveal the fiery debates that took place, over how the British Government was to respond, when Argentina invaded the Falklands.

Tougher anti-rape law gets Rajya Sabha approval
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anti-rape-Bill-gets-Rajya-Sabha-nod/articleshow/19112788.cms
Parliament on Thursday approved the updated anti-rape law which provides for stringent punishment to offenders of sexual violence, with the government successfully managing a hurried nod to it in the Rajya Sabha, two days after the Lok Sabha passed it.

Afghan local police member kills 5 colleagues
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/76626-afghan-policeman-kills-five-colleagues
A member of Afghanistan's government-backed militia program has shot and killed five of his colleagues, an official said Friday.