[World] UPDATE 1-Russian tycoon Berezovsky died by hanging - police

UPDATE 1-Russian tycoon Berezovsky died by hanging - police
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/25/boris-berezovsky-russian-exile-uk
Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:26pm EDT. * Police say death due to hanging, no sign of struggle. * Associates had hinted at depression after court loss.

China's Xi tells Africa he seeks relationship of equals
http://rt.com/news/china-russia-xi-putin-731/
By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala and George Obulutsa. DAR ES SALAAM | Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:50pm EDT. DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - China's new president told Africans on Monday he wanted a relationship of equals that would help the continent develop, ...

Egypt Falls Out With Obama Dealing With Sputtering Growth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21930984
Cairo University echoed with cheers in June 2009 when President Barack Obama addressed his audience with the Muslim greeting, assalamu aleikum, peace be upon you.

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Guatemala City
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/magnitude-6-2-quake-hits-near-guatemala-city-1.1211124
GUATEMALA CITY - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck near Guatemala City. Guatemalan authorities had no immediate reports of damage.

Japan Hedge Funds Get Second Look From Investors as Stocks Soar
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jXeGeGmpLTvTnDQzm_6bsmQ8PR6g?docId=CNG.9c8e44847e58d534d1d90f2540a8c714.241
The rally in Japanese stocks since new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to jump-start growth is starting to stir investor interest in hedge funds that invest in Asia's second-largest economy.

Asylum seekers flown to Perth hospital after boat capsizes
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/pm-calls-for-support-on-malaysia-plan/story-e6frfku9-1226606348178
Three asylum seekers injured when their boat capsized near Christmas Island have been flown to Perth for treatment. They include a young boy, a pregnant woman and a 36 year-old man with head wounds.

Activists: Bomb Wounds Syrian Rebel Commander
http://www.voanews.com/content/syrian-rebel-commander-wounded-in-bomb-blast/1627894.html
Syrian activists say a car bomb in eastern Syria has wounded a top rebel commander who was among the first to defect from Syria's military.

The "Prisoner X" Saga Deepens
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/did-mossad-use-zygiers-passport-20130325-2gqbu.html
--Senior Likud official explains to Maariv why Tzipi Livni will not succeed in negotiating with the Palestinians. Report: Zygier revealed names of Mossad spies to Hezbollah - Australian media report that Ben Zygier, also known as "Prisoner X," was arrested after ...

Panda diplomacy can't obscure reality that China is not leader in conservation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/03/25/giant-panda-by-the-number.html
Canada has been lobbying to “rent” panda bears, an endangered species, from China for more than four decades. The arrival of Er Shun and Da Mao on Monday in Toronto, on a specially designed FedEx transport plane, is a diplomatic coup, with Prime ...

Mortars Hit Central Damascus Square, Killing at Least One
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/world/middleeast/mortars-hit-central-damascus-square-at-least-one-killed.html
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Mortar shells crashed into Umayyad Square in the center of Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Monday, killing at least one person, state media reported, in some of the worst shelling in the heart of the city since the uprising against ...