[World] US dismisses Pyongyang's fresh threats

US dismisses Pyongyang's fresh threats
http://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-puts-artillery-forces-high-alert-threatens/story?id=18812245
.... • State Department spokesman stressed that U.S. is "fully capable" of defending itself and its allies. • Washington is concerned by any activities on the Korean Peninsula that could raise tensions.

China's first lady ignites fashion frenzy
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/25/chinas_new_first_ladys_fashion_choice_sparks_unusual_frenzy_over_homegrown_label.html
BEIJING, March 26 - New Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan's choice of attire has sparked a flurry of excitement over an independent homegrown label, an unusual phenomenon in a country where political figures are more frumpy than fashionable and wives ...

Italy's Foreign Minister Resigns Over Marine Case
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/DQ84OR1YxjwRvUEIAHMGIN/Italy-foreign-minister-resigns-over-return-of-marines-to-Ind.html
ROME - Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned Tuesday over the government's decision to return two Italian marines to India to stand trial for killing two local fishermen in a case that has soured diplomatic ties between the countries.

Suicide attack reported in Damascus
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/child-killed-as-mortar-hits-damascus/story-e6frfkui-1226607231705
A car bomb killed at least three people, wounded dozens and blew the windows out of buildings in northeastern Damascus on Tuesday as rebel fighters stepped up attacks in the Syrian capital, pro-government television stations said.

Congolese Rebel Commander Tells War Crimes Court He Was Just 'a Soldier'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/26/international-criminal-court-bosco-ntaganda.html
PARIS - Bosco Ntaganda, the rebel commander in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a reputation for extreme brutality, did not live up to his nickname “The Terminator” on Tuesday when he appeared for the first time at the International Criminal Court ...

S.Africa: Nigerian 2010 bomb suspect gets 24 years
http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/nation-world/s-africa-nigerian-2010-bomb-suspect-gets-24-years-1.4909297
Photo credit: AP | FILE - In this Monday Jan. 21 2013 file photo, Nigerian terror suspect Henry Okah is seen in court in Johannesburg Okah, who was found guilty of masterminding twin car bombings during independence celebrations in October 2010 in ...

Israeli, Norwegian kidnapped by Bedouins freed
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israeli-norwegian-tourist-freed-after-abduction-in-egypt-1.1211427
AN Israeli man and a Norwegian woman kidnapped by armed Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been freed, Egyptian and Norwegian officials said.

Petraeus making first speech since resigning from CIA over affair, expected to ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b62e1bbd03cd4eb08d0c310c62badf25/US--Petraeus
WASHINGTON - Former CIA director David Petraeus is making his first public speech since resigning in November over an extramarital affair.

More asylum boat deaths 'certain'
http://www.skynews.com.au/politics/article.aspx?id=858178
Video; Image. Three asylum seekers treated in Perth. Three asylum seekers are being treated in Perth hospitals after their boat capsized off Christmas Is.

'Major' spring flood looms in Manitoba
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/major-spring-flood-looms-in-manitoba/article10410914/
Manitobans should brace for “major flooding” in some regions as recent heavy snowfall and a prolonged winter have wiped out early predictions of only mild to moderate water swells for the province.

UN chief proposes UN peacekeeping force and non-UN combat force as 1 ...
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=858177
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.

India PM Distressed Over Central African Republic Killings
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-voices-distress-after-indians-killed-by-french-troops/articleshow/19211845.cms
NEW DELHI--Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his "deep distress" over the killing of two Indians by French troops in the troubled Central African Republic, and vowed to direct all efforts to ensure the safety of about 100 Indians present ...