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• Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China
• Rockets hit Aleppo, killing at least 29: monitor
• Thirteen Chadian soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali
• Five killed in Islamist car bomb attacks in north Mali
• Cuba's Raul Castro jokingly hints at possible retirement
• South Africa's Pistorius goes free on $113,000 bail
• Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain
• Sizzling prices heat up wage talks in Argentina
• Brazil's 2014 election campaign gets off to early start
• Defense cuts jeopardize NATO's effectiveness, Panetta warns
• Canada ambassador says he feels slighted by "Argo"
• Oscar Pistorius gets bail as murder trial looms
• Tunisia Islamist party chooses new prime minister
• Obama, Japan's PM signal solidarity on N. Korea
• Panetta: Cybersecurity focus of next NATO meeting
• Up to 12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan
• Egypt opposition: Election will add to tensions
• Displaced who stay in Syria get little aid
• Greece: Fierce storm causes blackouts, road havoc
• Pope clears decks with appointments, tweaks
• Bulgaria's prime minister is out, but austerity remains. What's next?
• Pistorius lived in elite, gated, alternate South Africa
• Briefing: How violent is South Africa?
• Iran maneuvers for upper hand ahead of nuclear talks
• Year after Once train crash, Argentine anger still seethes
• Syrian regime battles rebels for control of highway to its safe haven
• Hyderabad: Indian government warned of impending terrorist attack
• What Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from Obama
• Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs?
• Anshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to India

Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China Posted: 22 Feb 2013 04:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Americans on Friday "I am back and so is Japan" and vowed to get the world's third biggest economy growing again and to do more to bolster security and the rule of law in an Asia roiled by territorial disputes. Abe had firm words for China in a policy speech to a top Washington think-tank, but also tempered his remarks by saying he had no desire to escalate a row over islets in the East China Sea that Tokyo controls and Beijing claims. "No nation should make any miscalculation about firmness of our resolve. ...

Rockets hit Aleppo, killing at least 29: monitor Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:11 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rockets struck eastern districts of Aleppo, Syria's biggest city, on Friday, killing at least 29 people and trapping a family of 10 in the ruins of their home, activists in the city said. "There are families buried under the rubble," said an activist called Baraa al-Youssef, speaking by Skype after visiting the scene in his Ard al-Hamra neighborhood. "Nothing can describe it, it's a horrible sight." Video footage posted by several activists showed a burning building and people carrying the wounded to cars to be ferried to hospital. ...

Thirteen Chadian soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali Posted: 22 Feb 2013 04:38 PM PST N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Thirteen Chadian soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Mali on Friday, the heaviest casualties sustained by French and African troops since the launch of a military campaign against Islamist rebels there six weeks ago, Chad's army said. Chadian troops killed 65 al Qaeda-linked fighters in the clashes that began before midday in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains near Mali's northern border with Algeria. "The provisional toll is ... on the enemy's side, five vehicles destroyed and 65 terrorists killed. ...

Five killed in Islamist car bomb attacks in north Mali Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:21 AM PST GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Five people were killed in a remote Malian town on Friday in car bomb attacks by Islamists on Tuareg MNLA rebels with close links to French forces, a spokesman for the Tuareg fighters said. Violence in northern Mali underscores the risk of French and African forces becoming entangled in a messy guerrilla war as they try to help Mali's weak army counter bombings and raids by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants. ...

Cuba's Raul Castro jokingly hints at possible retirement Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro, who is expected to begin a second five-year term on Sunday, jokingly told reporters on Friday that he was planning his retirement but left open just when he would step down. "I'm going to retire," said a grinning Castro in the company of visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Castro urged reporters to pay close attention to the National Assembly meeting this weekend, when a Council of State and president will be elected. "I'm going to turn 82, I have a right to retire already," Castro said. ...

South Africa's Pistorius goes free on $113,000 bail Posted: 22 Feb 2013 09:35 AM PST PRETORIA (Reuters) - A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, after his lawyers successfully argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to flee justice. The decision by Magistrate Desmond Nair drew cheers from the Paralympics star's family and supporters. Pistorius himself was unmoved, in marked contrast to the week-long hearing, when he repeatedly broke down in tears. Nair set bail at 1 million rand ($113,000) and postponed the case until June 4. ...

Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:40 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italy's election campaign drew to a close on Friday with the weak performance of outgoing premier Mario Monti key to a deeply uncertain and potentially unstable result. Political leaders were holding their final rallies before a campaigning ban ahead of two days of voting on Sunday and Monday, and analysts said the result was too close to call. ...

Sizzling prices heat up wage talks in Argentina Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:35 AM PST BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A stagnant economy and one of the world's highest inflation rates are making Argentina's annual wage talks thornier than ever this year just as President Cristina Fernandez turns her attention to mid-term elections. Fernandez, who hails from the left of the Peronist party that has dominated Argentine politics since the late 1940s, has an increasingly difficult relationship with the unions and that is raising the risk of strikes ahead of the October elections. ...

Brazil's 2014 election campaign gets off to early start Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's 2014 election season got off to an unusually early start this week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Celebrating his Workers' Party's 10th year in power, Lula laid to rest speculation that he would run again by anointing Rousseff as the party's best option to stay in power. ...

Defense cuts jeopardize NATO's effectiveness, Panetta warns Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:02 AM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Defense cuts and U.S. budget gridlock are jeopardizing NATO's effectiveness, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Friday. Leaving his last NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, Panetta joined those warning of the effects of deep Defense cuts in many Western countries and said it would be an "irresponsible act of political dysfunction" if the U.S. Congress permitted sweeping across-the-board Defense cuts to take place. ...

Canada ambassador says he feels slighted by "Argo" Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:13 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Canada's former ambassador in Iran, who protected Americans at great personal risk during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, says if "Argo" wins the Oscar for best picture on Sunday there would be something wrong with director Ben Affleck if he didn't mention Canada.

Oscar Pistorius gets bail as murder trial looms Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:45 PM PST PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius walked out of court Friday — free at least for now — after a South African magistrate released him on bail, capping four days of often startling testimony that foreshadowed a dramatic trial in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend.

Tunisia Islamist party chooses new prime minister Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:39 PM PST TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's ruling Islamist party named an interior minister seen as a conservative loyalist to form a new government Friday, in a signal the party is unlikely to back down to opposition demands to try to smooth over the country's political crisis.

Obama, Japan's PM signal solidarity on N. Korea Posted: 22 Feb 2013 04:24 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan's new prime minister declared Friday he would make his country a stronger U.S. ally and joined President Barack Obama in warning North Korea that its recent nuclear provocations would not be tolerated.

Panetta: Cybersecurity focus of next NATO meeting Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:04 AM PST BRUSSELS (AP) — With cyberthreats escalating, the next meeting of NATO defense ministers will include a major focus on cybersecurity, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.

Up to 12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:24 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaida and helping Afghan forces with their own security.

Egypt opposition: Election will add to tensions Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:21 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president set parliamentary elections to begin in April — a decision that an opposition leader denounced Friday as "a recipe for disaster" because of the ongoing political turmoil in the country.

Displaced who stay in Syria get little aid Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:51 AM PST ATMEH CAMP, Syria (AP) — Turki Abdel Qadir, a burly villager from the northern countryside, fled to this muddy camp amid olive groves three months ago after his 13-year-old daughter Haifa was wounded in the civil war.

Greece: Fierce storm causes blackouts, road havoc Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:20 AM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Torrential rainfall in Greece's capital Friday crippled traffic, inundated basements and streets, and was blamed for the death of woman whose car was trapped in floodwater, authorities said.

Pope clears decks with appointments, tweaks Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:44 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is clearing the decks of his pontificate, tweaking the rules of the conclave, finessing the religious rites used to launch the next papacy and making some eyebrow-raising final appointments before he retires next week.

Bulgaria's prime minister is out, but austerity remains. What's next? Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:23 PM PST Bulgaria's national parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov yesterday, but the protests that drove him from office continue.

Pistorius lived in elite, gated, alternate South Africa Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:48 PM PST Life in urban South Africa is so synonymous with crime and fear that a 90-acre gated community like Silver Woods Country Estate can seem like a paradise. Sprawling and secure compound living is prized as a crime-free, alternate version of South Africa.

Briefing: How violent is South Africa? Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:41 PM PST Early in the morning of Feb. 14, police arrived at the home of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to find the double-amputee runner with the body of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who he claimed to have shot to death accidentally while she was on the toilet, having taken her for an intruder.

Iran maneuvers for upper hand ahead of nuclear talks Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:25 AM PST Iran is continuing to advance its nuclear program, according to a new report by United Nations inspectors, gaining bargaining chips on the eve of a new round of talks with six world powers in Kazakhstan.

Year after Once train crash, Argentine anger still seethes Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:00 AM PST Paolo Menghini's t-shirt bears the face of his son, Lucas, a victim of one of Argentina's deadliest train accidents, which occurred a year ago today.

Syrian regime battles rebels for control of highway to its safe haven Posted: 22 Feb 2013 07:12 AM PST An unremarkable area of flat fields, orchards, farms and small villages lying between the Syrian town of Qusayr and Lebanon's northern border has become a fiercely contested battleground that threatens to expand into Lebanon.

Hyderabad: Indian government warned of impending terrorist attack Posted: 22 Feb 2013 06:09 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

What Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from Obama Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:42 AM PST As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares for his summit today with President Obama in Washington, he has one overriding goal: to remind his fellow citizens, and Japan's neighbors in Asia, just how strong Tokyo's alliance with the United States is.

Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs? Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:27 AM PST A government minister and member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has proposed a highly restrictive law that rights activists say would cripple civil society groups in Egypt and mark an alarming shift by the Brotherhood toward the methods of the ousted Hosni Mubarak.

Anshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to India Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:00 AM PST Anshu Gupta's journey began in 1992 after a 6-year-old girl in New Delhi told him that she hugged dead bodies through the night to keep her warm.

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