Friday, March 22, 2013

[World] Indian leaders welcome return of Italian marines

Indian leaders welcome return of Italian marines
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marines-will-not-face-death-india-assures-italy/articleshow/19124633.cms
NEW DELHI - Indian leaders have welcomed Italy's decision to send two of its marines back to New Delhi to face trial in connection with the killing of a pair of Indian fishermen last year.

Syria crisis: Sunni cleric killed in suicide bombing - live updates
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/21/syrian_suicide_bombing_kills_proassad_sunni_preacher_and_dozens_more.html
Footage showing the aftermath of a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in Damascus on Thursday, in which a Sunni Muslim preacher was killed.

South Korea says it was mistaken when it linked cyber-attacks to China
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/22/south-korea-cyberattacks-mistake
South Korean investigators say they were wrong when they identified a Chinese internet address as the origin of a cyber-attack that paralysed tens of thousands of computers at six South Korean companies this week.

China's President Xi Jinping heads to Russia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21892614
China's President Xi Jinping is heading to Russia on the initial stop of his first overseas tour. Mr Xi is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the two likely to discuss energy and investment deals.

Bodies in streets of riot-hit Myanmar town
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/20-dead-as-riots-continue-in-myanmar/article4537607.ece
Religious violence is continuing in central Myanmar where it is believed at least 20 people have been killed in three days of violence.

Sarkozy investigated over heiress party funding claims
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/22/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-under-investigation/
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be formally investigated in connection with a case of alleged illegal party funding involving the country's richest woman.

Defense minister remains under new gov't to confront N. Korean provocations
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/03/22/84/0301000000AEN20130322006851315F.HTML
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, who will stay in office under President Park Geun-hye after the resignation of the nominee for his successor, faces an escalation of troubles in handling North Korea as the recalcitrant neighbor is ...

Thai Baht Set for Best Week in Two Months on Inflows; Bonds Rise
http://www.france24.com/en/20130319-thailand-spend-68-bn-transport-projects
Thailand's baht had its biggest weekly gain in two months as the country's improving economy attracts fund inflows into the bond markets from abroad.

Chile Investigate Massive Prawn Death
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/utility-denies-fault-massive-chile-shrimp-death-18784137
Chilean officials say they are investigating the death of thousands of prawns that washed ashore Wednesday, covering a beach in red.

100 injured in highway wrecks in Canadian blizzard
http://dawn.com/2013/03/22/100-injured-in-highway-wrecks-in-canadian-blizzard/
Vehicles litter Highway 2 near Leduc, Alberta. on Thursday March 21, 2013. A blizzard sweeping across the Canadian plains caused a chain of traffic wrecks involving a bus, semi-trailer trucks and cars south of Edmonton, Alberta.

Abbott clear winner in Labor leader vote
http://www.afr.com/p/national/abbott_clear_winner_in_labor_leader_0sBa40pGph1JJ63qTEta4H
The Labor Party called a leadership ballot on Thursday - and Tony Abbott emerged the winner. That is the brutal political reality at the end of a day of utter farce in Canberra in which a party that once prided itself on its ability to conduct its internal affairs ...

Why every woman should know what Anti-Rape Bill is all about
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/antirape-bill-to-be-tabled-in-rajya-sabha-today/380158-37-64.html
New Delhi, March 22: There were agreements and disagreements, but finally the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 or "anti-rape law" has been passed by Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Thursday, March 21.

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