President Obama upbraids China over cyber attacks
BBC News
BBC News
President Barack Obama has said in a TV interview that the US is engaging in "tough talk" with China about its alleged cyber attacks on America. Mr Obama told ABC News some, but not all,...
The cost of war: 2 million Syrian youths afflicted by trauma, disease, malnutrition
CNN
CNN
March 13, 2013 -- Updated 0435 GMT (1235 HKT) (CNN) -- The Syrian civil war has taken a massive toll on the most innocent of victims, the aid agency Save the Children said Wednesday. More than 2 million children have been afflicted by trauma, malnutrition or disease, the group said. In addition, one...
Rome conclave: Cardinals to resume papal deliberations
BBC News
BBC News
Cardinals are due to begin their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave that will elect a new pope, after reaching no decision on Tuesday. The 115 cardinal-electors are shut off in the Sistene Chapel until two-thirds agree on a leader for the world's 1.2bn Catholics. Black smoke...
Venezuela to probe Chavez cancer poisoning accusation
New Straits/Business Times
New Straits/Business Times
CARACAS: Venezuela will set up a formal inquiry into claims that deceased President Hugo Chavez’s cancer was the result of poisoning by his enemies abroad, the government said. Foes of the government view the accusation as a typical Chavez-style conspiracy theory intended to feed fears of...
Syria crisis: Children 'recruited' by armed groups
BBC News
BBC News
Increasing numbers of children in Syria are being recruited by armed groups on both sides of the conflict, Save the Children says in a new report on Syria. Children are being used as porters, guards, informers and fighters and, in some cases, as human shields, the UK charity said in Childhood Under...
Michelle Obama among latest to have private info online
Clarion Ledger
Clarion Ledger
LOS ANGELES — The first lady and the vice president are among the latest public figures to have their private information posted on a mysterious website, and the Secret Service has joined the investigation into the postings that include documents from people ranging from rapper Jay-Z to the...
UK's Cameron may veto EU arms embargo on Syria
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
LONDON (AP) — Britain may consider vetoing an extension of the European Union's arms embargo on Syria if the situation does not improve there, Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday. The EU has a blanket embargo against shipping arms to Syria, though last month Britain persuaded the EU to soften...
Black Smoke Appeared At Sistine Chapel Chimney
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
With a puff of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday afternoon, the Roman Catholic Church's College of Cardinals signaled that they haven't decided on the new pope. The smoke appeared at 2:42 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. The church's 115 cardinals will meet again Wednesday morning to...
Israel harms Palestinian economy: report
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Israeli restrictions and closures coupled with the worsening fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority is causing "lasting damage" to the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy, the World Bank warns. In a report issued on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of global donors in Brussels on March...
North Korea's and U.S.' Dialogue of the Deaf
WorldNews.com
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The French have a name for the aggressive discourse now occurring between North Korea and the U.S. over their nuclear weapons ambitions. Known as "un dialogue des sourds," meaning dialogue of the deaf, senders often assume that if they spend much time...
Cardinals begin the conclave to elect the new pope
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Cardinals convene in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican this Tuesday to begin their conclave to elect the next pope. There's no front-runner or indication how long voting will last. 115 cardinals from 48 countries - all under the age of 80 - are taking part in the elaborate ritual, which continues...
Falkland Islanders vote to keep British rule
Stuff
Stuff
Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereignty claim, results showed on Monday (Tuesday, NZT). The official count showed 99.8 per cent of islanders voted in favor of...
US-South Korea war games begin
Canberra Times
Canberra Times
The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen arrives to participate in the annual joint military exercises called Key Resolve. Photo: AP SEOUL: South Korea and the US began annual war games as North Korea shut down a border hot line after threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the two...
Several killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Several Afghan and US-led coalition service members have been killed in the latest suspected insider attack on the international military force. Afghan officials said the incident on Monday took place in Wardak, a flashpoint province for Taliban violence on the doorstep of Kabul, the capital. "Today...
