[World] Turkish comment on Zionism overshadows Syria efforts

Turkish comment on Zionism overshadows Syria efforts
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=850654
BEIRUT - A flap about Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's description of Zionism as a "crime against humanity" overshadowed U.S.

Ex-pope relaxes as cardinals prepare for vote
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/pray-for-me-says-pope-as-he-addresses-faithful-for-last-time-in-vatican-29098213.html
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor. VATICAN CITY | Fri Mar 1, 2013 11:31am EST. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A relaxed and rested Pope Emeritus Benedict read messages from well-wishers and strolled in his retirement palace gardens on Friday as ...

Beppe Grillo's protest group wins Italian hearts
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/01/italys_political_deadlock_what_happens_next.html
ROME (AP) - It says a lot about the political mood in Italy that when an unidentified package arrived at comic-turned-political leader Beppe Grillo's house, the bomb squad was called.

Palestinians Stop Hunger Strike
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/death-of-palestinian-in-israeli-jail-not-due-to-abuse-poisoning-autopsy-finds-1.506486
Two Palestinian prisoners whose hunger strike helped stoke clashes in the West Bank have ended their protest after Israel agreed to release them in May, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.

The Future of 'Cubazuela'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323884304578328252463429328.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
FIDEL CASTRO and Hugo Chávez (shown here in 2001) first bonded over their love of baseballâ€"and lust for personal power. Few people around the world are more keenly interested in the health of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez than ...

Malaysian Incursion by Filipinos Ends in a Deadly Clash
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/filipino-clan-malaysia-police-shot-18625018
MANILA - An obscure, centuries-old territorial dispute between Malaysia and the Philippines erupted in violence on Friday, leaving at least 13 people dead and straining relations between the close Southeast Asian neighbors.

Al-Qaeda's Abou Zeid killed in Mali - Chad's Deby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21637829
A senior al-Qaeda militant has been killed in northern Mali, Chadian President Idriss Deby has said. He said the country's forces killed Abdelhamid Abou Zeid during clashes in the remote region.

South Africa: 8 Officers Charged in Dragging Case
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/02-Mar-2013/sa-police-held-over-dragging-death
Eight South African police officers were charged with murder on Friday in connection with the death of a taxi driver dragged by a police vehicle, an episode that was captured on videotape.

Death Toll From Bangladesh Unrest Reaches 44
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/02-Mar-2013/death-toll-over-bd-war-crimes-trials-rises-to-53
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The death toll from violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Bangladesh reached at least 44 on Friday, one day after a special war crimes tribunal handed down a death sentence to an Islamic leader for crimes against ...

Eastleigh by-election: Cameron vows to 'win people back'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21630472
The Conservatives can "win people back", David Cameron has insisted after his party finished third in the Eastleigh by-election behind the Lib Dems and the UK Independence Party.