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Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country's top brass on Wednesday to drastically upgrade the armed forces in the next few years as part of response to attempts by the United States and NATO to "tip the strategic balance" in the world. In his address to Russia's defense ministry and top military officials, Putin said Russia is witnessing...

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Dennis Rodman turns diplomat in North Korea The Florida Times Union

Associated Press PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to a country with possibly the world’s strictest dress code: North Korea. Arriving in Pyongyang, the American athlete and showman...

Mexico counts 26,121 missing during Calderon era The Los Angeles Times

MEXICO CITY — The number of people who went missing in Mexico during the six years of former President Felipe Calderon’s administration stands at 26,121, government officials said Tuesday, a figure that would rank among the worst episodes of "disappearances" in Latin American history....

DiNapoli: 2012 Wall Street bonuses projected at $20B Newsday

Wall Street bonuses in 2012 are projected to be $20 billion, an 8 percent increase over last year, State Comptroller said Tuesday. Part of the increase, he said at a news conference in Manhattan, comes from reforms seeking to stretch out Wall Street compensation over longer periods. The securities...

Protests mark anniversary of Trayvon Martin death Baltimore Sun

SANFORD, Florida/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demonstrators symbolically wearing hoodies gathered in New York and Florida on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, reviving a national discussion on gun laws and racial profiling. Neighborhood watch...

Fed Chief Warns of Economic Headwinds From Budget Stalemate Voa News

Some $85 billion in automatic spending cuts will kick in Friday unless Congress and the Obama administration can agree on an alternate plan to reduce the deficit. "Sequestration," as it's called, was initially agreed upon as a threat to force lawmakers to reach a...

British Government Seeks to Limit Disclosure in Litvinenko Case Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The British government sought on Tuesday to limit the information it would disclose at a planned inquest into the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former officer in the K.G.B. who succumbed to radiation poisoning in London more than six years ago. The coroner hearing the case said that it may now...

Philippine Leader Urges Rebellious Group to Leave Borneo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MANILA -- President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday ordered a group of armed Filipinos holed up in Malaysian Borneo to return home and said their leader could be criminally charged for inciting war. The group, which is seeking to revive a historical claim to part of Borneo, arrived by boat Feb. 12...

Benedict XVI to Keep His Name and Become Pope Emeritus Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI will keep the name Benedict XVI and become the Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, putting an end to days of speculation on how the pope will be addressed once he ceases to be the leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman...