[World] Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead at 58

Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead at 58
http://abcnews.go.com/International/hugo-chavez-dead-president-venezuela-58-died-cancer/story?id=16198379
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's fiery and controversial socialist president who came to power on wave of popular sentiment and befriended some of the world's most notorious dictators, has died at the age of 58, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said ...

Britain to supply armour to Syrian rebels
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3706934.ece
Britain is to supply armoured vehicles and body armour to Syrian opposition forces as it steps up efforts to end a humanitarian crisis of “catastrophic proportions”, William Hague told MPs today.

Kenyatta Leads Kenya Presidential Race as Tallying Delayed
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/World/ODINGA--A-profile-of-a-man-born-into-politics/-/688340/1712824/-/c97m11/-/index.html
Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who is accused of crimes against humanity, led Prime Minister Raila Odinga in a presidential vote as the shilling slumped amid investor unease about a delay in the results.

Conspiracy clouds the facts in spy fantasy
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/australia-prisoner-x-worked-for-israel-government-338924
NEITHER the Australian government nor the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has done anything remotely wrong in the Ben Zygier case.

Premier Wen bids farewell, expresses gratitude
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5ifp2_azQOy-j81EvQoWlBbrIsfYw?docId=163200983
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The soon-to-retire Premier Wen Jiabao expressed gratitude for having the chance to serve the Chinese people, as well as expressed confidence in his successor, on Wednesday.

Former IRA man and Dublin firm are linked to Calabrian Mafia scam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21670779
Italian media sources yesterday reported that a Dublin-based property company and a former member of the Provisional IRA from Northern Ireland were involved in a money laundering property scheme, run by the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian Mafia.

Kurdish rebels attack Turkish military vehicle: officials
http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2126862.html
By Seyhmus Cakan. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey | Tue Mar 5, 2013 8:26am EST. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants detonated a bomb under a military vehicle in southeast Turkey, wounding four soldiers, security officials said on Tuesday, in a ...

Former Maldivian president Nasheed walks out of court as 'free man'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Maldivian-president-Nasheed-walks-out-of-court-as-free-man/articleshow/18832765.cms
NEW DELHI: Former Maldivian president Mohammed Nasheed on Wednesday walked out of a Maldivian court as a "free man" after the hearing has ended.

Hopes high of locking in Japanese trade deal
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i2rVNbF5CYqkmryUzNjFBMQQr_Gw?docId=CNG.b4806ee0316a42d98160eae99fa9a817.1f1
AUSTRALIA and Japan are eyeing a chance to conclude a free-trade agreement, possibly with a visit from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before the middle of the year.

16 Afghan Soldiers Executed
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Taliban-attack-trends-Never-mind-4329133.php
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials say Taliban militants have executed 16 Afghan soldiers in the country's northeast. Badakhshan Provincial spokesman Abdul Maruf Raskh told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan that the Afghan National Army soldiers ...

Hamid Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/hamid-karzai-calls-on-afghan-troops-to-clean-up-own-act-339102
Kabul: The Afghan president on Wednesday called on his security forces to end incidents of torture and abuse of the Afghan people, a shift from past speeches that have solely blamed NATO troops for the violations in the country.