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• Global leaders, celebrities honor Chavez at funeral
• U.N. hopes to retrieve peacekeepers from Syrian rebels on Saturday
• Kenyatta wins Kenya's presidential race, figures show
• Five police injured in rioting in Northern Ireland
• Colombia's ELN guerrillas free two Germans hostages
• Senegal worried about risk of militants entering from Mali: president
• Three of five Austrians want strong man as leader: poll
• Pakistan supply routes open, but move gear slowly into Afghanistan
• Sierra Leone charges state employees in graft probes
• Suspected Mexican narcotics kingpin charged: U.S. Justice Department
• Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave
• Kenya final vote total: Kenyatta has 50.03 pct
• Fiery funeral for Venezuela's Chavez
• Desperate, some fleeing Syria turn to prostitution
• UN says arrangements made to free peacekeepers
• Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil
• Wealthy Venezuelans shedding no tears for Chavez
• UN sanctions may play into North Korean propaganda
• Latin American anti-drug push hurt by budget cuts
• Bosnian woman helped make rape a war crime
• Chávez funeral: How do you spot a true Chávista?
• Chavez funeral: lavish nod to a populist touch and global reach
• Kenya's election plagued by vote-rigging allegations, despite efforts at transparency
• Tunisia's Al Nahda unveils new cabinet in latest bid to placate critics
• Spanish corruption inquiry inches closer to Prime Minister Rajoy
• Despite UN peacekeeper capture, Syrian aid groups say dangers are overblown
• On International Women's Day, Russian women want change – not gifts
• Youth villages give Israeli immigrant children a place to belong
• USAID to put $300 million into women's rights in Afghanistan
• North Korea steps up rhetoric: How far will it push?
• Falklands residents expected to give resounding 'yes' to staying British
• Attack highlights how a corner of Afghanistan is falling apart
• UN peacekeepers pull out of Syrian-Israeli DMZ as civil war edges closer
• Comandante Hugo Chávez: What role will military play in next administration?
• China voted for new North Korea sanctions. Will it enforce them?
• Jack Reece helps a Noah's Ark of animals in India

Global leaders, celebrities honor Chavez at funeral Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:04 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - From Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Oscar-winner Sean Penn, an eclectic mix of mourners bid farewell on Friday to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez at a state funeral for the charismatic but divisive leader who changed the face of South American politics. Chavez died this week at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer, devastating millions of mostly poor supporters who hailed him for plowing Venezuela's vast oil wealth into social projects, but giving hope to foes who decried him as a dictator. ...

U.N. hopes to retrieve peacekeepers from Syrian rebels on Saturday Posted: 08 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PST BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations hopes to retrieve 21 peacekeepers from Syrian rebels on Saturday during a two-hour truce agreed to by Syrian troops and opposition groups after a release bid was abandoned on Friday, the United Nations and an opposition group said. U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said the Filipino peacekeepers were being held in the basements of four houses in the village of Jamla, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which was being subjected to intense shelling by Syrian troops. The peacekeepers - part of the U.N. ...

Kenyatta wins Kenya's presidential race, figures show Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:17 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, won the presidential election with a slim margin of 50.03 percent of votes cast, just enough to avoid a run-off, provisional figures by the election commission showed on Saturday. Kenyatta, who faces international charges of crimes against humanity, secured the victory over his main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who secured 43.28 percent of the vote. ...

Five police injured in rioting in Northern Ireland Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:24 PM PST BELFAST (Reuters) - Five police officers were injured on Friday night in the worst rioting for weeks in Belfast in a dispute over the flying of Irish flags near a predominantly pro-British area, officials said. A crowd of more than 100 youths threw bricks and bottles at police officers in Newtownabbey on the northern outskirts of Belfast and at least one car was set on fire, a police spokesman said. Security sources said the trouble started when pro-British youths tried to remove Irish tricolor flags on lampposts and were challenged by police. ...

Colombia's ELN guerrillas free two Germans hostages Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PST BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's second-largest guerrilla group on Friday freed two German men that the rebels had held since November, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The two were being transferred by helicopter from a jungle location to an airport in northeast Norte de Santander province, and handed over to the German Embassy and representatives of Colombia's government, according to the ICRC. The hostages had been held since November by the National Liberation Army, known as ELN. ...

Senegal worried about risk of militants entering from Mali: president Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:29 PM PST CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Senegal is stepping up monitoring of its borders and mounting a public education campaign in an effort to ensure that Islamist militants from neighboring Mali do not disrupt life in the West African nation, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Friday. Senegal, one of Africa's most peaceful countries, is keen to remain insulated from violence in northern Mali, where a French military offensive has reclaimed most of the territory seized by militants nearly a year ago. "There is a risk of sleeper cells as everywhere else. ...

Three of five Austrians want strong man as leader: poll Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:58 PM PST VIENNA (Reuters) - Three out of five Austrians want a "strong man" to lead the country and two out of five think things were not all bad under Adolf Hitler, according to a survey released on Friday. Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary next week of Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany, the Market Institut poll for newspaper Der Standard found 61 percent of respondents, mostly the elderly - liked the idea of a strong man as leader. That was more than in previous polls. ...

Pakistan supply routes open, but move gear slowly into Afghanistan Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is the least expensive way to get food and fuel to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. But eight months after Pakistan reopened its ground supply routes for the NATO war effort, hardly any new cargo has taken that path into the landlocked country. Instead, supplies have been moving almost entirely along far more expensive routes, one of several factors that have prompted senior Pentagon officials to warn that Afghan war costs are higher than projected at a time of increasingly tight budgets. ...

Sierra Leone charges state employees in graft probes Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:49 PM PST FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's anti-graft commission has indicted 29 state employees - including the country's top doctor - for corruption, most of it linked to the misuse of funds from a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-backed vaccine provider, officials said on Friday. The GAVI Alliance put on hold some $6 million in grants late last year after an internal audit found more than $1 million already disbursed for the impoverished West African nation's health sector had gone missing. ...

Suspected Mexican narcotics kingpin charged: U.S. Justice Department Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A grand jury has indicted a suspected Mexican narcotics kingpin who is a powerful figure in the violent Sinaloa drug cartel, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Damaso Lopez Nunez, 47, was indicted in November by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, but the indictment was sealed until Thursday, prosecutors said. Lopez Nunez faces charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and conspiring to commit money laundering, according to a Justice Department statement. The U.S. government has designated Lopez Nunez a narcotics kingpin, meaning U.S. ...

Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The preliminaries over, Catholic cardinals are ready to get down to the real business of choosing a pope. And even without a front-runner, there are indications they will go into the conclave Tuesday with a good idea of their top picks.

Kenya final vote total: Kenyatta has 50.03 pct Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:31 PM PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote.

Fiery funeral for Venezuela's Chavez Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:14 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar and a disciple of Cuba's Fidel Castro at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral Friday as presidents, princes and left-wing glitterati looked on.

Desperate, some fleeing Syria turn to prostitution Posted: 08 Mar 2013 02:22 PM PST ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — Walk among the plastic tents in one corner of this sprawling, dust-swept desert camp packed with Syrian refugees, and a young woman in a white headscarf signals.

UN says arrangements made to free peacekeepers Posted: 08 Mar 2013 12:45 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Arrangements have been made with all parties for the release of 21 U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels, although the operation was delayed as darkness fell Friday, the United Nations said.

Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil Posted: 08 Mar 2013 02:26 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — After months of battling with angry young protesters, many in Egypt's police forces say they have had enough.

Wealthy Venezuelans shedding no tears for Chavez Posted: 08 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In the tree-lined eastern hills of Caracas, you would never know an elaborate state funeral was in progress across town for the most popular president in Venezuela's recent history.

UN sanctions may play into North Korean propaganda Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:33 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang's drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. They may have even bolstered the Kim family by giving their propaganda maestros ammunition to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and direct attention away from government failures.

Latin American anti-drug push hurt by budget cuts Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Deep federal budget cuts are forcing the U.S. to send fewer surveillance planes and Navy ships to halt Latin American drug shipments, meaning the anti-drug effort will depend more on local governments hobbled by lack of equipment and official corruption.

Bosnian woman helped make rape a war crime Posted: 08 Mar 2013 04:39 AM PST PRIJEDOR, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — There were days when she prayed for a bullet to end her suffering. When she thought she was dying of a heart attack, she whispered "Thank you God."

Chávez funeral: How do you spot a true Chávista? Posted: 08 Mar 2013 03:05 PM PST They spend all day in line in the searing heat for a chance to pay their respects. For Hugo Chávez's supporters, waiting in line for 12 hours or more to spend a few seconds in front of his coffin has become something of a required pilgrimage.

Chavez funeral: lavish nod to a populist touch and global reach Posted: 08 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PST A long list of foreign dignitaries paid an emotional farewell to Hugo Chávez today in a state funeral that displayed the president's world reach as well as his following among ordinary Venezuelans.

Kenya's election plagued by vote-rigging allegations, despite efforts at transparency Posted: 08 Mar 2013 12:37 PM PST Four days after 10 million Kenyans cast their votes in a presidential election watched around the world, the country is still waiting for the final results, expected late tonight.

Tunisia's Al Nahda unveils new cabinet in latest bid to placate critics Posted: 08 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PST Tunisia's ruling Al Nahda (Ennahda) party today unveiled a new cabinet lineup it hopes will end political squabbling that has stalled democratic reforms and threatened its own hold on power.

Spanish corruption inquiry inches closer to Prime Minister Rajoy Posted: 08 Mar 2013 12:02 PM PST The Spanish government and ruling Popular Party (PP) are strenuously denying allegations that top leaders are involved in serious corruption, even after the country's highest court took over an investigation into whether the ruling party took bribes from large companies.

Despite UN peacekeeper capture, Syrian aid groups say dangers are overblown Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PST For Syrians in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, the detainment of 21 United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights comes as particularlybad news.

On International Women's Day, Russian women want change – not gifts Posted: 08 Mar 2013 10:43 AM PST International Women's Day is one of the few holidays inherited from the old Soviet calendar that remains universally and genuinely popular in Russia.

Youth villages give Israeli immigrant children a place to belong Posted: 08 Mar 2013 08:52 AM PST The cafeteria at Kiryat Yearim Youth Village buzzes with chatter as children make return trips to the counter for more pita and falafel.

USAID to put $300 million into women's rights in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Mar 2013 07:29 AM PST To a visitor wandering through the streets of Kabul – a capital city with an international airport, a multi-story shopping mall, and a population of 3.2 million – the blue ghosts are hard to ignore. The city's sidewalks are full of them: figures shrouded in burqas – long swathes of cloth that cover the wearer completely, apart from a small scrap of mesh fabric in front of the eyes that offers a window onto the world outside.

North Korea steps up rhetoric: How far will it push? Posted: 08 Mar 2013 06:59 AM PST The war of words between North and South Korea, brought on by United Nations sanctions meant to punish Pyongyang for its latest nuclear test, reached a new height on Friday, with Seoul officials responding to North Korean threats with harsh words of their own.

Falklands residents expected to give resounding 'yes' to staying British Posted: 08 Mar 2013 06:35 AM PST A referendum by the people of the Falkland Islands is set to bring a new twist to the long-standing diplomatic battle between Britain and Argentina.

Attack highlights how a corner of Afghanistan is falling apart Posted: 08 Mar 2013 05:56 AM PST Glance at a map of Afghanistan and the first thing you notice is the long finger of land jutting out of the country's northeast – the Wakkan Corridor. The government's ability to reach that area just became more questionable after an attack this weekend that killed 16 Afghan soldiers on the one road that connects it to Afghanistan proper.

UN peacekeepers pull out of Syrian-Israeli DMZ as civil war edges closer Posted: 08 Mar 2013 05:43 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Comandante Hugo Chávez: What role will military play in next administration? Posted: 08 Mar 2013 05:28 AM PST When the coffin's procession through the streets of Caracas ended, Hugo Chávez returned to a familiar place: the military academy where his career began.

China voted for new North Korea sanctions. Will it enforce them? Posted: 08 Mar 2013 05:16 AM PST When the UN Security Council imposed new and harsher sanctions on North Korea yesterday to punish it for its most recent nuclear test, one big part of the story was the fact that China had gone along with the resolution.

Jack Reece helps a Noah's Ark of animals in India Posted: 08 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PST Treating sick animals in India often requires ingenuity. But Mustana the elephant was an especially memorable patient for Jack Reece, a veterinarian in the northern city of Jaipur.

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