[World] Breaking news: In Obama's itinerary, Thursday is 'Palestine Day'

Breaking news: In Obama's itinerary, Thursday is 'Palestine Day'
http://www.haaretz.com/news/obama-visits-israel/breaking-news-in-obama-s-itinerary-thursday-is-palestine-day.premium-1.510892
Reports of the evaporation of the 'peace process' were grossly exaggerated, it seems, as Obama's trip to Ramallah and his speech in Jerusalem may prove.

Syrian gov't, opposition trade accusation over chemical attack
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/britain-sends-chemical-kits-to-syrian-rebels-20130321-2ggt6.html
... • Syrian gov't and exiled opposition traded accusations over alleged use of chemical weapons in Aleppo. • Syria asked the UN to send an independent mission to investigate a reported chemical weapons attack.

Australian Premier Tries to Save Media Oversight Law
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=856465
SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister Julia Gillard was trying on Wednesday to salvage contentious media-oversight legislation that has angered much of the Australian news industry, emboldened the political opposition and reignited speculation about a ...

Pak will go to polls on May 11, declares Zardari
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/21-Mar-2013/zardari-for-tapi-s-early-implementation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday announced that parliamentary elections would take place in the country on May 11.

Malala Yousafzai's new challenge: navigating the politics of a British girls' school
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/malala-yousafzai-goes-school-birmingham-1773694
Malala Yousafzai began classes at the independent Edgbaston High School for Girls yesterday morning, declaring there was "No more important day than this day" as she smiled and chatted at the gates with her father.

US Diplomat Urges Rwanda to Transfer Ntaganda to ICC
http://www.voanews.com/content/us_diplomat_urges_rwanda_to_transfer_ntaganda_to_icc/1625266.html
NAIROBI, KENYA - A senior U.S. diplomat has urged Rwanda to allow the transfer of rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court.

Cayman ex-premier charged in corruption probe
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/2eeca738-www.abc6onyourside.com.shtml
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- A former premier of the Cayman Islands has been charged in a corruption investigation. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service says McKeeva Bush was charged Wednesday with five counts of theft, four counts of breach of ...

Canada's House of Commons passes bill to make transgender discrimination ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canadas-house-of-commons-passes-transgender-rights-law/2013/03/20/981cd890-91c6-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_story.html
OTTAWA - Canada's House of Commons has passed a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender people. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is unelected and is expected to approve it.