[World] Vatican summons cardinals for conclave

Vatican summons cardinals for conclave
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/vatican-summons-cardinals-to-elect-pope/article4465849.ece
ROME -- The Vatican is moving quickly to start the process of selecting the next pope, announcing Friday that the official invitation had gone out to the 115 eligible cardinals who will take part in selecting the next pope.

New rioting in Bangladesh pushes death toll to 37
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bangladesh-islamic-leader-sentenced-to-death-for-war-crimes-35-killed-in-protests/375819-2.html
NEW DELHI -- Police and demonstrators in Bangladesh clashed for a second day Friday as the death toll rose to at least 37 in violence sparked by a controversial death sentence handed down against the head of an Islamic party for war crimes committed ...

Malaysian Territorial Standoff Turns Bloody
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324662404578333773504380696.html
MANILAâ€"An almost surreal standoff between Malaysian police and followers of a Muslim clan leader from the Philippines claiming the Malaysian state of Sabah turned bloody Friday, leaving at least two police officers dead.

Myanmar drug kingpin, three associates executed in China
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/01/china_executes_foreigners_over_mekong_river_murders_after_live_tv_broadcast.html
Myanmar drug kingpin Naw Kham and three of his associates were on Friday executed by Chinese authorities for their role in the murder of 13 sailors in 2011.

Turkish PM Draws Criticism for Zionism Remarks
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-israel-slam-turkish-pms-remarks-zionism-18625973
Turkey's prime minister drew sharp criticism for comments equating Zionism to a crime against humanity at a U.N. meeting promoting dialogue between faiths, and a U.S.

Blocking Medicine to Iran
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/opinion/blocking-medicine-to-iran.html
Patients in Iran are dying of treatable diseases because of shortages in life-saving medicines. The past year has been nothing short of catastrophic for the Iranian health-care sector: Imports from American and European drug makers in 2012 were down by an ...

British By-Election Shows New Support for Right-Wing Party
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/eastleigh-by-election-result-analysis-ukip-1737178
LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives took a harsh pummeling on Friday with a by-election result that showed surging support for the United Kingdom Independence Party, a right-wing group whose deep inroads into the Conservative ...

Florence Mayor Renzi Resists Calls to Fill Italy Leadership Void
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/01/bersani-rules-out-getting-into-bed-with-silvio-berlusconi/
Matteo Renzi, Italy's most popular politician not to run in this week's election, resisted calls to step forward and fill a leadership void after an inconclusive result brought no clear path to forming a government.

Thailand agrees to peace talks with Muslim militants based in Malaysia to end ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/thailand-agrees-to-peace-talks-with-muslim-militants-based-in-malaysia-to-end-unrest-in-south/2013/02/27/561880c8-8151-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Thai authorities and Muslim militant leaders based in neighboring Malaysia agreed Thursday to hold talks to help ease nearly a decade of unrest in southern Thailand.

Hundreds protest in Delhi over sex assault on schoolgirl
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hiwf-MldLJMsoM5aFCXsRZoc96fA?docId=CNG.8639343fca7d74b870c0ea0fd7037416.5b1
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police on Friday outside a New Delhi hospital where a seven-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted at school was admitted earlier in the day, police said.

Survivors of Kenya's Past Election Violence Are Hopeful Now
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/27/in_kenyan_slums_threats_of_violence_rise_ahead_of_election.html
NAKURU, KENYA - The town of Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley Region was the center of much of the violence that followed the last presidential election in 2007.

Kim Dotcom Loses Appeal In Extradition Battle
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-suffers-procedural-setback-in-us-extradition-bid/articleshow/18745397.cms
With all the excitement over the launch of Mega, it's easy to forget that Kim Dotcom is still facing extradition to the U.S. To fight this, Dotcom and his legal team argues that they need access to the evidence the U.S.