[World] Govt neither lame, nor a duck: Kamal Nath after DMK pullout

Govt neither lame, nor a duck: Kamal Nath after DMK pullout
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-neither-lame-nor-a-duck-Kamal-Nath-after-DMK-pullout/articleshow/19085720.cms
NEW DELHI: The government said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in Parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA.

French Minister Steps Down in Swiss Bank Investigation
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/french-minister-resigns-over-tax-evasion-allegations-1.1331845
PARIS - Just hours after an announcement that he would be investigated on charges of tax fraud and money laundering, Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac resigned from the French government on Tuesday evening, though he insisted he had done nothing ...

Al Qaeda kills French hostage in Mali
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/20/al-qaeda-kills-french-hostage-in-mali/
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM) said it beheaded Philippe Verdon in response to French intervention in Mali. Verdon was one of two French hostages kidnapped in the northern town of Hombori in November 2011.

Hinds jailed after spinning web of lies
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/hinds-s-lurid-defence-failed-to-convince-judges-in-nicola-furlong-murder-case-1.1331902
Independent.ie› Irish News›. Hinds jailed after spinning web of lies. Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. Paul Murphy Tokyo and Louise Hogan - 20 March 2013.

South Korea police investigating server outages at major TV networks
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/south-korean-banks-media-report-network-crash-344660
SEOUL | Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:35am EDT. SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police are investigating network outages at major broadcasters and a large bank on Wednesday, with a major network services provider alleging that its system was hacked.

Former Libyan ambassador arrested in Cairo
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/67239/Egypt/Politics-/Former-Libyan-ambassador-arrested-in-Cairo.aspx
Ahmed Gadhaf Al-Dam, cousin of Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, gestures to supporters from a car after being arrested in Cairo, Egypt, March 19.

Many killed in India bus crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21840160
A bus has careered off a bridge in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, killing at least 37 people. The bus fell into a dry river in Ratnagiri district, about 200km (125 miles) south of Mumbai, police say.

Bolshoi Theatre Mulls Response to Pimping Claims
http://www.news.com.au/world-news/bolshoi-ballet-pimped-out-dancers-claims-anastasia-volochkova/story-fndir2ev-1226601570336
MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Bolshoi Theatre said Monday that it is undecided on how it will react to incendiary claims that it provides ballerinas as escorts to wealthy Russian businessmen.

Asian giants aim free trade
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=104956
China, Japan and South Korea will begin talks for a free trade agreement between themselves. A spokesperson for the Chinese Trade Ministry, Shin Danyang, said that the first round of talks between the three countries would take place in Seoul on March ...

Phiyega sticks to her Marikana guns
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/north-west/phiyega-sticks-to-her-marikana-guns-1.1488981
Honourable Judge Ian Gordon Farlam during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy.

Yemen parties debate new political system
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-18/210557-yemenis-launch-historic-national-talks.ashx
SANAA, Yemen: Yemen's politicians, youth, women and intellectuals opened a landmark national dialogue Monday on the future of the transition to democracy, and high on the agenda is debate over a dramatic redrawing of the country's political map to ...