[World] Israel at 65: Success still plagued by uncertainty

Israel at 65: Success still plagued by uncertainty
http://rt.com/news/palestine-teenager-prison-israel-817/
JERUSALEM (AP) - In 65 years, Israel has surpassed the dreams of its founders, emerging as the Middle East's strongest military force, a global high-tech powerhouse and a prosperous homeland for the Jewish people.

Brotherhood members face torture charge in Egypt
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Brotherhood-members-face-torture-charge-in-Egypt-4433458.php
CAIRO (AP) - Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November following Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's decrees, since rescinded, that granted him near absolute ...

Al Qaeda adds urgency to search for Syrian peace
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/syrias-war-to-get-dirtier-than-ever.20789863
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis. AMMAN | Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:29pm BST. AMMAN (Reuters) - International powers will search for a peaceful settlement to Syria's civil war with fresh urgency at an Istanbul meeting after a rebel faction aligned itself with al Qaeda, ...

Officials cite prison overcrowding in French gangster's escape
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/14-Apr-2013/french-gangster-in-spectacular-escape
(CNN) -- The brazen escape of a notorious gangster in France may be due partly to a problem plaguing the prison that couldn't hold him: overcrowding.

On eve of Remembrance Day, Peres emphasizes need for peace
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5gQsNiynDQrMBt8WiBBNs9-gQJGMA?docId=166586023
The president says it is our duty to "not spare any effort to eliminate war from the land," while Chief of Staff Gantz warns, "even if it seems that enemy isn't knocking on our door, don't let the quiet fool you.

Mystery Shrouds Rise and Aims of Rebel at Helm of Central African Republic
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/world/africa/michel-djotodia-leader-of-coup-in-central-african-republic-holds-on-to-power.html?pagewanted=all
A portly sexagenarian, Michel Djotodia had dressed for his coup d'état, donning desert camouflage, a turban and sandals like those of the rebels in his region of the Central African Republic.