[World] Post-mortem shows exiled Russian tycoon died from hanging

Post-mortem shows exiled Russian tycoon died from hanging
http://rt.com/news/berezovsky-death-consistent-hanging-829/
A post-mortem examination found that self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky died by hanging, and there was nothing pointing to a violent struggle, British police said.

Magnitude-6.2 quake hits near Guatemala City
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/magnitude6.2-quake-hits-near-guatemala-.../1093523/
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Guatemala City, but residents said they barely felt the temblor and authorities had no immediate reports of damages or deaths.

Aggressive statements by Kim Jong Un have followed
http://www.news.com.au/technology/excellent-pictures-of-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un/story-e6frfro0-1226606691841
(CNN) -- Video propaganda showing the White House and Congress being blown up. Talk of hitting U.S. bases in the Pacific. The renunciation of a 60-year-old armistice that has kept the tenuous peace on the Korean Peninsula.

China's Leader Tries to Calm African Fears of His Country's Economic Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/world/asia/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-offers-africa-assurance-and-aid.html
HONG KONG - China's new president, Xi Jinping, sought to assure African countries on Monday that his government would heed complaints that relentlessly competitive Chinese companies were suffocating African efforts to nurture industry and jobs, and he ...

Pentagon: Deal reached on US handover of Afghan prison
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zE0PrvXqAT0if2Kp0FUjLI/US-cedes-full-control-of-Bagram-prison-to-Afghan-forces.html
Washington (CNN) -- An agreement was reached Saturday for handing over control of a U.S.-run prison near Bagram Air Base to Afghan authorities, the Pentagon said.

Zambia's ex-President Rupiah Banda arrested
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21925752
Zambia's former President Rupiah Banda has been arrested in connection with a Nigerian oil deal, officials say. He is accused of stealing more than $11m (£7m) during his three years in office, Reuters news agency reports.

Map: Boat capsizes off Christmas Island
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/26-Mar-2013/2-dead-as-asylum-seeker-boat-capsizes
Two people are dead after an asylum seeker boat carrying 95 people capsized off Christmas Island. The Government has confirmed two people drowned, and another two people are critically injured.

Italy's split vote threatens to revive financial crisis in Europe
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/26-Mar-2013/italy-needs-miracle-government
Pier Luigi Bersani, Italy's centre-Left leader, admitted on Tuesday that his country faced "a dramatic situation" after a split vote that threatened prolonged instability and a revival of Europe's financial crisis.

8 suicide bombers attack Afghan police station in Jalalabad, killing 5 officers ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghan-police-8-suicide-bombers-have-attacked-police-office-in-jalalabad-killing-5-officers/2013/03/25/1bf1e98e-95c9-11e2-95ca-dd43e7ffee9c_story.html
KABUL, Afghanistan - Eight suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, killing five officers and wounding four others, a security official said.

Afghanistan: easy to enter, hard to leave
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=857775
While Australia has revealed its timeline for closing its Uruzgan base and bringing home its troops, the future of Afghanistan itself is far less assured, writes Michael Brissenden.

Vietnam accuses China over South China Sea clash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21935059
Vietnam has accused a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters in the South China Sea, setting it alight.