[World] Sky's no limit: 5 epic helicopter prison escapes

Sky's no limit: 5 epic helicopter prison escapes
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/prisoners-use-helicopter-to-escape-quebec-jail-1.1199542
(CNN) -- The spectacular, airborne escape of two Canadian inmates Sunday stunned witnesses and showcased the illicit ingenuity behind one of the more creative styles of prison breaks.

UN report: Israel to stop settlement construction
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/more-americans-sympathize-with-israel-dont-want-u-s-to-lead-peace-talks/
A team appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council is demanding that Israel immediately stop construction in the settlements.

4 killed in Peshawar Judicial Complex suicide attack
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-92770-Four-killed-in-suicide-attack-at-Peshawar-Judicial-Complex-
PESHAWAR: At least four people were killed and 33 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up after terrorists stormed the Judicial Complex located on Khyber Road.

China: US risks antagonizing North Korea
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2013/0318/China-warns-US-missile-defense-plan-will-antagonize-North-Korea
Hong Kong (CNN) -- The United States' plans to beef up its missile defenses against North Korea are likely to inflame tensions that are running high over Pyongyang's nuclear program, China said Monday.

Car bomb kills at least 10 in Somali capital
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJU4agSCZrXDiob9YGgHZcjp1IFQ?docId=1b00d914a9f541d3865ebb1038188bb1
By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh. MOGADISHU | Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:59am EDT. MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least 10 people on Monday in the worst attack in the Somali capital this year when he tried to kill Mogadishu's security ...

Zimbabwe: MDC-T Officials Arrested
http://www.theage.com.au/world/security-officials-arrest-opposition-members-and-human-rights-lawyer-20130318-2gavg.html
POLICE in Harare yesterday arrested four MDC-T officials on charges of impersonating the police while a lawyer who was trying to defend the four was also picked up for obstructing the course of justice.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe arrives for pope's inaugural
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/17/robert-mugabe-pope-francis-inauguration
(CNN) -- Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's controversial president, is under a European Union travel ban, but he arrived in Italy for the inauguration of Pope Francis on Monday.

Pakistan celebrates first ever full term for democratically elected government
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-celebrates-first-ever-full-term-for-democratically-elected-government-8537256.html
For the first time in Pakistan's nearly 66-year history, a democratically elected government has completed a full, five-year term.

Young assistant to David Hockney dies after being taken to hospital from ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/young-assistant-to-david-hockney-dies-after-being-taken-to-hospital-from-painters-house/article9870168/
A young assistant to David Hockney has died after being taken to a hospital from the artist's house. Dominic Elliott, 23, was taken to Scarborough General Hospital, near Hockney's home in northeastern England, Sunday morning.

Cardinal apologises for saying paedophilia not a crime
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/cardinal-clears-up-paedophilia-stance-1.1487885
A SOUTH African cardinal today apologised for offending victims of child abuse when he described paedophilia as an illness and not a crime in a media interview.

Berlusconi Offers Bersani a Path to Italy Premiership
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/16/laura-boldrini-elected-president-of-italy-s-chamber-of-deputies/
(Corrects Berlusconi's title in first paragraph.) Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Liberty Party offered to back rival Pier Luigi Bersani's bid to become prime minister if his Democratic Party will support a PDL candidate for the presidency.