[World] Hanging probable cause of Boris Berezovsky's death

Hanging probable cause of Boris Berezovsky's death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/26/boris-berezovsky-death-hanging
The exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky hanged himself in the bathroom of his Ascot home, a postmortem examination released last night concluded.

Arrest of Anti-Islamist Figures Is Ordered in Egypt
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/world/middleeast/in-egypt-arrest-of-5-anti-islamist-figures-sought.html
CAIRO - The public prosecutor on Monday ordered the arrest of five anti-Islamist political activists on charges of using social media to incite violence against the Muslim Brotherhood.

EU nationals may be banned from benefits in UK under new proposals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/25/eu-nationals-benefits-uk-proposals
The political rhetoric over immigration will further intensify on Monday as David Cameron promises to ban all EU nationals from claiming most benefits after six months in the UK unless they can prove they have been continuously looking for work over that ...

Asylum seekers flown to Perth hospital after boat capsizes
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=857793
Three asylum seekers injured when their boat capsized near Christmas Island have been flown to Perth for treatment. They include a young boy, a pregnant woman and a 36 year-old man with head wounds.

10 Things to Know for Today
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJWcQ_2UAK42DhM9abOwydtBJuTw?docId=CNG.de4aa075efeb8f723830d3d8f39389f1.71
EU leaders signed off on a deal taxing bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros. The rest of the 5.8 billion-euro bailout will come from tax increases and privatizations.

Rodwell's wife confirms 4m pesos ransom payment
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/philippines-rodwell-s-wife-confirms-4m-pesos-ransom-payment-1.1162501
Manila: The wife of kidnap-victim Australian Warren Rodwell revealed that she sold her house, a company and a car to raise four million pesos (Dh359,833) ransom payment, prompting his brother and sister to call on the Philippine police for the arrest and ...

Jay Leno Wins Chinese Fans With Dead Pig Quip
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/03/25/jay-leno-wins-chinese-fans-with-dead-pig-monologue/
Agence France-Presse/Getty Image: Villagers dump dead pigs into a decontamination storage facility in a town in Jiaxing municipality, east China's Zhejiang province on March 13, 2013.

MI5 director general Sir Jonathan Evans to step down next month
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mi5-director-general-sir-jonathan-evans-to-step-down-next-month-8548995.html
The head of MI5, Sir Jonathan Evans, is to step down next month after being in charge at a time when the Service faced the rising threat of Islamist extremism.

Diggers to quit Afghan base by year end
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9953785/Australia-to-withdraw-most-troops-from-Afghanistan-this-year.html
AT least 1000 Australian military personnel will be home from Afghanistan by Christmas. Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Australian Defence Force chief David Hurley announced today that the big coalition base at Tarin Kowt, in Oruzgan Province, where ...