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• Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
• Powers wait to hear Iran response to nuclear offer
• Hundreds of quakes shake villages around smoking Peruvian volcano
• Seven killed by Islamist car bomb in north Mali: MNLA
• Most Venezuelans think Chavez will recover: poll
• Mursi's opponents say will boycott Egypt elections
• Afghans hold anti-U.S. rally following abuse claims
• Traumatized Malians desperately in need of aid, says U.N.
• Russia wants U.S. to urge Syria rebels into peace talks
• Egypt balloon crash kills 19, mostly foreign tourists
• Fiery balloon accident kills 19 tourists in Egypt
• As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence
• Mexico says 26,121 missing during drug war
• Benedict to be called 'emeritus pope,' wear white
• APNewsBreak: Taliban attacks not down after all
• Experts: Pistorius violated basic firearms rules
• Coral comeback: Reef 'seeding' in the Caribbean
• Israelis plan to press Obama to free convicted spy
• UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list
• Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown
• Egypt opposition vows to boycott parliamentary elections
• Is a third Palestinian intifada coming?
• No laughing matter: How a comedian's election is upending Italy
• Inflation plays role in Argentine teacher strike
• Heroes to Heroes helps wounded US vets recover
• Italian political deadlock casts new uncertainty on eurozone recovery
• Amid Palestinian protests, Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel
• Iran nuclear talks: Will hints of sanctions relief yield progress?
• Hungary says its press freedom is 'completely perfect.' Europe disagrees.

Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:05 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italy's stunned political parties searched for a way forward on Tuesday after an inconclusive election gave none of them a parliamentary majority and threatened prolonged instability and a renewal of the European financial crisis. The results, notably the dramatic surge of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo, left the center-left bloc with a majority in the lower house but without the numbers to control the upper chamber, the Senate. ...

Powers wait to hear Iran response to nuclear offer Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:12 PM PST ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers hope Iran will respond positively on Wednesday to their new offer to lift some sanctions if Tehran scales back nuclear activity the West fears could be used to build bombs. The United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia presented the offer when their first meeting with Iran in eight months began in Almaty on Tuesday and the Islamic state was considering it, the powers' spokesman said. Western officials described the first day of talks as "useful". ...

Hundreds of quakes shake villages around smoking Peruvian volcano Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:20 PM PST LIMA (Reuters) - Hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the earth around the Sabancaya volcano in southern Peru over just a few days and the rumbling, along with plumes of smoke spewing up to 320 feet high, have put officials on alert to evacuate the area. Peru's geological agency Ingemmet recorded some 536 quakes, about 20 an hour, on February 22 and 23 and periodic movement is ongoing. Thousands of people live in the valleys surrounding the volcano. Some have already started to leave the region because the unusual seismic activity has damaged their homes. ...

Seven killed by Islamist car bomb in north Mali: MNLA Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:02 PM PST BAMAKO (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack by suspected Islamist militants in the remote northern Malian town of Kidal on Tuesday, the MNLA Tuareg rebel group said, in the second such attack there in less than a week. A spokesman for the Malian army, Modibo Nama Traore, confirmed that a car bomb had exploded in the town but was unable to provide further details. ...

Most Venezuelans think Chavez will recover: poll Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Most Venezuelans expect President Hugo Chavez to recover from cancer and return to active rule even though he has been in hospital and virtually unseen for two-and-a-half months, a poll showed on Tuesday. Local pollster Hinterlaces said 60 percent of interviewees believe Chavez will be cured and back to governing, while 14 percent think he will recover but be unable to rule again, and 12 percent view his state as incurable. Chavez, 58, underwent a fourth operation for cancer in Cuba on December 11. ...

Mursi's opponents say will boycott Egypt elections Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:43 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - An alliance of Egyptian opposition parties decided on Tuesday to boycott parliamentary elections in protest at an election law they say favors the Muslim Brotherhood, increasing the chance that Islamists will sweep the vote. The boycott by liberal and leftist parties opposed to President Mohamed Mursi aims to undermine the legitimacy of the vote and shows the polarization that has defined Egyptian politics since Hosni Mubarak was toppled two years ago. ...

Afghans hold anti-U.S. rally following abuse claims Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:22 PM PST Maiden Shar, AFGHANISTAN (Reuters) - More than five hundred men marched through the capital of Afghanistan's restive Wardak province on Tuesday in an outburst of anger against U.S. special forces accused of overseeing torture and killings in the area. Shouting "Death to America", "Death to Obama" and "Death to special forces", the protesters called for the immediate withdrawal of the American soldiers and threatened to join the Taliban if their demand was not met. A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on Sunday that all U.S. ...

Traumatized Malians desperately in need of aid, says U.N. Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:46 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Malians in the country's vast desert north are scared and in desperate need of aid, traumatized at the hands of Islamist extremists and fearful of ethnic reprisals by government troops, a senior U.N. humanitarian official said on Tuesday. John Ging, director of operations for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said a U.N. appeal for $373 million to fund aid operations in the West African state had so far only received $17 million. ...

Russia wants U.S. to urge Syria rebels into peace talks Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST MOSCOW/ BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia called on the United States on Tuesday to press the Syrian opposition to hold direct talks with Damascus, saying President Bashar al-Assad's opponents must appoint negotiators. The crisis in Syria made up "the bulk of the conversation" between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at talks in Berlin on Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. ...

Egypt balloon crash kills 19, mostly foreign tourists Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:17 PM PST LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) - At least 19 people, most of them Asian and European tourists, died on Tuesday when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near the ancient Egyptian town of Luxor after a mid-air gas explosion, officials said. The balloon came down in farmland a few kilometers (miles) from the Valley of the Kings and pharaonic temples popular with tourists. Rescue workers gathered the dead from the field where the charred remains of the balloon, gas canisters and other pieces of wreckage landed. ...

Fiery balloon accident kills 19 tourists in Egypt Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:48 PM PST LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, it burst in a flash of flame and then plummeted about 1,000 feet to earth. A farmer watched helplessly as tourists trying to escape the blazing gondola leaped to their deaths.

As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:52 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activist Yashar hopes the security agents who tormented him during five months of detention will one day be put on trial. In detention, he says, he was locked naked in a tiny box for a week, beaten daily during marathon interrogations and blindfolded for 45 days.

Mexico says 26,121 missing during drug war Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:07 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — An official count shows at least 26,121 people were reported missing during the term of President Felipe Calderon, who launched the country's offensive against drug cartels, Mexico's new administration said Tuesday.

Benedict to be called 'emeritus pope,' wear white Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:29 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two pontiffs, both wearing white, both called "pope" and living a few yards from one another, with the same key aide serving them.

APNewsBreak: Taliban attacks not down after all Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The American-led military coalition in Afghanistan backed off Tuesday from its claim that Taliban attacks dropped off in 2012, tacitly acknowledging a hole in its widely repeated argument that violence is easing and that the insurgency is in steep decline.

Experts: Pistorius violated basic firearms rules Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:03 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Even if Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star athlete violated basic gun-handling regulations and exposed himself to a homicide charge by shooting into a closed door without knowing who was behind it.

Coral comeback: Reef 'seeding' in the Caribbean Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:17 PM PST ORACABESSA BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica's north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating reef fish have mostly vanished, replaced by snails and worms that bore through coral skeletons.

Israelis plan to press Obama to free convicted spy Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:15 PM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Nobel-laureate president, backed by thousands of followers, is leading an effort to press President Barack Obama during his upcoming visit to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, ending one of the most painful episodes between the two allies.

UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:40 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has finally removed Osama bin Laden from the list of al-Qaida members subject to U.N. sanctions, nearly two years after he was killed by U.S. commandos in Pakistan.

Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media has run altered images of first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look less revealing.

Egypt opposition vows to boycott parliamentary elections Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:01 PM PST Egypt's main opposition coalition announced today it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, deepening the political crisis in Egypt and practically ensuring that Egypt's next legislative body will be dominated by Islamists.

Is a third Palestinian intifada coming? Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:42 PM PST The status quo between Israelis and Palestinians is, as is so frequently uttered, "intolerable." But rhetorically intolerable things are often tolerated for long periods of time.

No laughing matter: How a comedian's election is upending Italy Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:24 PM PST Italian politics has long been the butt of jokes, with its revolving-door governments and larger-than-life personalities like the scandal-prone Silvio Berlusconi.

Inflation plays role in Argentine teacher strike Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:20 PM PST Following a demand this month from the International Monetary Fund to improve her government's data, Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's refusal to acknowledge the soaring inflation rate has now led to a strike by teachers unions – and all this in an election year.

Heroes to Heroes helps wounded US vets recover Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:31 AM PST He'd suffered from nightmares and had used alcohol to blot out depression. After leaving Iraq as a wounded soldier in 2004, Harrison Manyoma of Humble, Texas, remained haunted by his experiences, which had culminated in a roadside car bomb explosion.

Italian political deadlock casts new uncertainty on eurozone recovery Posted: 26 Feb 2013 09:51 AM PST Europe's murky path to recovery was rattled yet again Tuesday as markets and policymakers tried to digest the unexpected Italian electoral results and the consequences, especially on periphery economies.

Amid Palestinian protests, Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:58 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Iran nuclear talks: Will hints of sanctions relief yield progress? Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:06 AM PST Iran and six world powers have today broken an eight-month dry spell, sitting down to top-level negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, despite low expectations and much to do.

Hungary says its press freedom is 'completely perfect.' Europe disagrees. Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:06 AM PST When the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee called last week for Europe to regularly investigate journalist freedom across the EU, it didn't name any particular country to watch. But if there has been one European nation that has been criticized for changing its media laws in the past years, it's Hungary.

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