NEW YORK (Reuters) – At the same time that Citigroup Inc was unsuccessfully trying to convince an arbitrator that the brokerage it owned with Morgan Stanley was worth as much as $23 billion, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August was as king Citigroup to document the valuation it had placed on the asset. The request was made public on Friday when the agency posted written responses from Citigroup to questions from SEC staff about the bank's financial disclosures. … US, NATO, mull Afghan troop strength after combat
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but a dispute arose Friday between the U.S. and German defense officials over whether that contingent would be an international force or an American one. Military eyes lasers on armoured vehicles to guard against roadside bombs
OTTAWA – Could lasers be the answer to roadside bombs?
Ex-New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham quits after conflict of interest report
FREDERICTON – Former New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham is leaving politics after an investigation concluded he violated conflict of interest laws.
Sizzling prices heat up wage talks in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A stagnant economy and one of the world's highest inflation rates are making Argentina's annual wage talks thornier than ever this year just as President Cristina Fernandez turns her attention to mid-term elections. Fernandez, who hails from the left of the Peronist party that has dominated Argentine politics since the late 1940s, has an increasingly difficult relationship with the unions and that is raising the risk of strikes ahead of the October elections. … Panetta: Cybersecurity focus of next NATO meeting
BRUSSELS (AP) -- With cyberthreats escalating, the next meeting of NATO defense ministers will include a major focus on cybersecurity, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said. Voting in Egypt since the 2011 uprising
CAIRO (AP) -- A list of when Egyptians have gone to the polls to vote since the 2011 uprising that ousted former autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak.
Nunavut mom convicted of telling daughter to commit suicide
ARVIAT, Nunavut – A Nunavut judge is asking why a mother convicted of repeatedly telling her daughter to kill herself was allowed continued contact with the girl.
Video causes stir of police officers punching, kicking robbery suspect in Quebec
MONTREAL – An act of alleged police brutality involving police in Trois-Rivieres, Que., caught in part on surveillance video, is causing a stir online.
Tennis-Memphis International women's singles semifinal results
Feb 22 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Memphis International Women’s Singles Semifinal matches on Friday Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4
Weinstein Co. acquires "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The Weinstein Company has acquired distribution rights to "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" in North America, Australia and New Zealand, the studio said F riday. The biopic of Nelson Mandela's life draws on the anti-apartheid leader's autobiography of the same name and is directed by Justin Chadwick ("The Other Boleyn Girl") and produced by Anant Singh. William Nicholson ("Gladiator") wrote the script. Shot in South Africa, the film stars Idris Elba ("The Wire") in the title role and Naomie Harris as his wife Winnie. … Explosions in Syria's Aleppo kill at least 12
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian activists say at least 12 people, including children, have been killed in three explosions in the northern city of Aleppo. A look at Oscar Pistorius' assets
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- A look at the assets of Oscar Pistorius, laid out in an affidavit by the athlete and presented to court after he was charged with premediated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was granted 1 million rand ($113,000) bail and freed from custody pending a trial on Friday.
France ready to start Mali withdrawal despite Gao attack: admiral
OTTAWA (Reuters) – France is still ready to start pulling its forces out of Mali next month despite a rebel attack on the key town of Gao, the French commander of the defense staff said on Friday. Admiral Edouard Guillaud told reporters after a speech in Ottawa that he was not surprised by Thursday's attack in Gao, when 15 Islamists were killed by French and Malian troops. Asked whether France still planned to start withdrawing troops in March, he replied: "This is obviously conditions-based, that's obvious. But yet, I don't see any reason not to begin some drawdown. … Pope clears decks with appointments, tweaks
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI is clearing the decks of his pontificate, making last-minute appointments and tweaking the rules of the conclave and religious rites used to launch the next papacy once he has resigned. NATO considers post-2014 Afghan force of 8,000-12,000
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Allies are discussing keeping a training for ce of between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after most foreign soldiers leave in 2014, the United States said on Friday. NATO-led forces are gradually handing over responsibility for security to their Afghan counterparts as the bulk of foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw by the end of next year. "A range of 8-12,000 troops was discussed as the possible size of the overall NATO mission," Pentagon spokesman George Little said after a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels. U.S. … Analysis: Netanyahu gambit appears to backfire
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bring a dovish r ival into his Cabinet appears to be backfiring, drawing heavy criticism both in Israel and from the Palestinians and suddenly complicating the task of forming a viable coalition government, to the point where rivals are openly threatening to force new elections. 
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