Wednesday, March 27, 2013

[World] Syrian embassy in Doha handed over to Syrian opposition

Syrian embassy in Doha handed over to Syrian opposition
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5tBwVX6f2dCdYDKYOGQ3sO/Syrian-opposition-leader-asks-US-to-counter-Assads-airpower.html
DOHA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Syrian embassy in Doha was handed over to the exiled Syrian opposition on Wednesday, one day after Arab leaders rushed through a declaration granting Damascus' seat at the Arab League to the Syrian opposition.

China's Michelle Obama? First Lady Peng Lyuan inspires fashion frenzy
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2013/0327/China-s-Michelle-Obama-First-Lady-Peng-Lyuan-inspires-fashion-frenzy
If you want to make a killing on the stock market, here's an unusual tip: Identify the fashion house behind the clothes that Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is wearing at her next public appearance and buy shares in that company, fast.

Hard questions for South Africa over CAR battle
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/26/rebels-central-african-republic.html
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African government is facing tough questions about its military mission in the Central African Republic after 13 of its soldiers were killed there in the rebellion last week.

Egypt court revokes Morsi's sacking of prosecutor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21953418
CAIRO (AP) - An Egypt appeals court has revoked a November presidential decree sacking the country's top prosecutor that had caused an uproar among the judiciary.

Government loses latest bid to deport Abu Qatada
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9956799/Government-loses-latest-bid-to-deport-Abu-Qatada.html
The Court of Appeal's decision to uphold an earlier legal victory by the Islamist preacher means it is highly unlikely that he will ever be removed from Britain.

Is that it for David Miliband?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21953645
The best way I could help Labour was to leave the country. Thus, the man who so nearly became his party's leader explains his decision to head stateside - a decision David Miliband only revealed to close allies in the past two days and didn't dare tell his ...

Chinese military denies damaging Vietnamese fishing boat in South China Sea ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-military-denies-damaging-vietnamese-boat-in-clash/2013/03/27/152a70f6-96cf-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html
BEIJING - After a week of acrimonious accusations between China and Vietnam, the Chinese military admitted that one of its ships fired at a Vietnamese fishing boat, while insisting that only flares were shot and that Vietnam's claims of fire damage to the ...

Chinese navy flexes muscle in South China Sea
http://www.theprovince.com/news/world/Chinas+navy+conducts+island+landing+exercises+disputed+South/8156148/story.html
BEIJING - The Chinese navy has conducted military drills over the past week around its southernmost territory in a show of strength to reinforce its sovereignty claim over a vast area of sea where several neighboring nations have competing claims.

Suu Kyi attends Armed Forces parade
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/03/27/Suu-Kyi-attends-Armed-Forces-parade/UPI-26781364386131/
Burmese activist Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is seen in a breakfast meeting with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 2012.

Park-Chinese president
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/South-Korean-prez-stumbles-in-first-month-on-job-4384233.php
SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping recently sent a personal letter to South Korean President Park Geun-hye, expressing hope that the two nations will further strengthen their ties, the South Korean presidential office said Tuesday.

3-year prison sentence for ex-Romanian diplomat
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Crime/Story/A1Story20130327-411830.html
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A Romanian court has handed down a three-year prison sentence to a former Romanian diplomat for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident in Singapore, where he had been an embassy attache.

Can Facebook Prevent Crime?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/27/could-facebook-have-prevented-the-georgia-baby-shooting.html
Why parents, teachers, social workers, and pastors need to start paying more attention to what kids are saying on social mediaâ€"before it leads to tragedy.

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