(11 stories) Pakistan to ask Interpol to arrest ex-president

World News - News February 21, 2012 See World News Weather Pakistan to ask Interpol to arrest ex-president (KTNV-TV Las Vegas) Pakistan's interior minister says the government will ask Interpol to arrest ex-President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Israel to free Palestinian hunger striker (The State) A Palestinian prisoner on Tuesday agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike after reaching a deal with Israel that will free him in April, the Israeli Justice Ministry said. Yemenis vote to rubber-stamp VP as new president (WHDH) Yemenis voted Tuesday to instate their U.S.-backed vice president as the new head of state tasked with steering the country out of a crisis created by an anti-government uprising that has raged for a year. Top US general in Afghanistan orders probe into improper disposal of Qurans (Medincine Hat News) 20, 2012. A suicide car bomber attacked the police station in southern Afghanistan's largest city on Monday, killing one police officer in the blast, officials said. 3rd Hawaii-based Marine's hazing trial to begin (Bellingham Herald) Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III is accused of putting his foot on the back of Lance Cpl. '10 killed' in steel plant blast (The Belfast Telegraph) At least 10 people have been killed and three others are missing after an explosion at a steel plant in northeastern China. Australian PM to host dinner for lesbians and gays (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) CANBERRA, Australia - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will host a dinner for two lesbian couples and a pair of gay men at her official residence on Tuesday after an activist group won a charity auction. Egyptian prosecutor calls for death penalty for Mubarak (Toronto News.Net) The chief prosecutor in the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said Monday in his closing remarks that the former president should be given the death penalty for the killings of protesters in last year's uprising.Mustafa Suleiman said Mr Mubarak, who ruled over the Arab world's most populous country for nearly 30 years, clea... ... Read ... (more) Misrata holds first Libyan elections post-Gadhafi (Lake Wylie Pilot) Four months after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the people of Misrata were frustrated by stalled reforms. U.S. national security adviser ends Israel visit (NOLA) President Barack Obama 's national security adviser has concluded three days of talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem amid an escalating focus on Iran's nuclear intentions. Suspected Afghan police shoot dead 2 Albanian soldiers; 11 police arrested (Medincine Hat News) TIRANA, Albania - Suspected Afghan police opened fire on Albanian and other foreign troops in the war-wracked country's south Monday, killing two Albanian soldiers and prompting the arrest of 11 Afghan policemen, authorities said. More World News News...

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