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Editor: David Storey + 1 202 789 8015 Global Picture Desk: + 65 6870 3775 Global Graphics Desk: + 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES British PM regrets 'deeply shameful' colonial Indian massacre AMRITSAR, India - David Cameron becomes first serving British prime minister to voice regret about one of bloodier episodes in colonial India, massacre of unarmed civilians in Amritsar in 1919. (BRITAIN-INDIA/AMRITSAR (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Osborn, 803 words) + See also: - INDIA-STRIKE/(UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Annie Banerji, 611 words Tunisia seeks new premier to escape political crisis TUNIS - Tunisian leaders begin search for new prime minister to try to lead North African nation out of its gravest political crisis since uprising that inspired wave of Arab revolts two years ago. (TUNISIA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Tarek Amara, 787 words) + See also: - TUNISIA-ECONOMY/POLITICS, moved, by Tarek Amara, 1,005 words Witness heard 'non-stop shouting' before Pistorius shooting PRETORIA - Witness hears "non-stop shouting" in home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend is shot dead, detective leading murder investigation says. (SAFRICA-PISTORIUS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by David Dolan and Peroshni Govender, 919 words) Rome will burn, regardless of Italian election result ROME - Regardless of who wins next weekend's parliamentary election, Italy's long economic decline is likely to continue because next government won't be strong enough to pursue tough reforms needed to make its economy competitive again. (ITALY-ELECTION/ (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michael Stott, 1,997 words) + See also: - ITALY-VOTE/FAKE (PICTURE), moved, by Naomi O'Leary, 484 words - ITALY-VOTE/NIGHTMARE (ANALYSIS, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Steve Scherer, 1,000 words French special forces in Cameroon helping hostage probe YAOUNDE - French special forces arrive in northern Cameroon to help locate French family who were kidnapped and moved to Nigeria, local governor says. (CAMEROON-KIDNAPPING/FRANCE (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Tansa Musa, 710 words) UNITED STATES Panetta notifies Congress of Pentagon civilian furloughs WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta formally notifies Congress that Pentagon plans to put civilian defense employees on unpaid leave this year if $46 billion in across-board budget cuts take effect March 1. (USA-FISCAL/DEFENSE (UPDATE 1), moved, by David Alexander, 391 words) Obama goes on local TV in fight with Republicans over budget cuts WASHINGTON - President Obama turns to local television stations across United States to increase public pressure on congressional Republicans to avert $85 billion in budget cuts set to begin in nine days. (USA-FISCAL/OBAMA, moved, by Roberta Rampton, 426 words) Ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to fund misuse WASHINGTON - Former U.S. congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., son of civil rights leader and one-time rising star in Democratic politics, pleads guilty to misusing about $750,000 in campaign money. (USA-CRIME/JACKSON (UPDATE 2), moved, by David Ingram, 455 words) White House targets trade secret theft with new strategy WASHINGTON - White House will tackle theft of U.S. trade secrets with new strategy to protect American companies from losing hundreds of billions of dollars in area of growing concern in relations with China. (USA-TRADE/SECRETS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Doug Palmer, 609 words) U.S. congressional delegation leaves Cuba empty-handed HAVANA - U.S. congressional delegation leaves Cuba after meetings with President Raul Castro and other top officials, but no sign countries resolve their latest dispute: fate of imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross. (CUBA-USA/(PIX, TV), moved, by Marc Frank, 640 words) U.S. top court bars defendant's retrial after judge errs WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court says Michigan cannot retry defendant whose arson conviction had been thrown out by trial judge who mistakenly required state prosecutors to prove more than they needed to. (USA-COURT/DOUBLEJEOPARDY (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Jonathan Stempel, 762 words) ASIA Boeing close to fixing Dreamliner battery -source NEW DELHI - Boeing finds way to fix battery problems on its grounded 787 Dreamliner jets that involves increasing space between the lithium ion battery cells, source familiar with U.S. company's plans tells Reuters. (BOEING-DREAMLINER/BATTERY (UPDATE 2), moved, by Anurag Kotoky, 495 words) China says U.S. hacking accusations lack technical proof BEIJING - Accusations by U.S. computer security company that secretive Chinese military unit is likely behind series of hacking attacks are scientifically flawed and hence unreliable, China's Defence Ministry says. (CHINA-HACKING/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, 500 words) MIDDLE EAST Syrian violence threatens ancient treasures AMMAN - Syrian museums locked away thousands of ancient treasures to protect them from looting and violence but one of humanity's greatest cultural heritages remains in grave peril, the archaeologist charged with their protection says. (SYRIA-CRISIS/ANTIQUITIES (INTERVIEW, PICTURES), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 1,200 words) + See also: - SYRIA-CRISIS/GULF, moved, by Angus McDowall and Regan Doherty, 857 words - SYRIA-CRISIS/BORDER (TV, PIX), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 814 words - SYRIA-CRISIS/REBEL (UPDATE 3), moved, 300 words Israel's Livni faces rough road in peace push with Palestinians JERUSALEM - Tzipi Livni's coalition pact with right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu speaks volumes about obstacles ahead for moderate former Israeli foreign minister in her new task of pursuing peace with Palestinians. (PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/LIVNI (ANALYSIS, TV, PIX), moved, by Jeffrey Heller, 800 words) Tehran's Azadi Tower, witness to history, victim of neglect DUBAI - Tehran's Azadi Tower stood through Iran's explosive revolution in 1979 and eight-year-long war with Iraq in 1980s. But monument falls victim to neglect and shoddy repairs, and suffers from extensive internal water damage. (IRAN-AZADI/ (PIX), moved, by Yeganeh Torbati, 950 words) EUROPE Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests SOFIA - Bulgaria's government resigns after violent nationwide protests against high power prices, joining long list of European administrations felled by austerity during Europe's debt crisis. (BULGARIA-GOVERNMENT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Sam Cage and Tsvetelia Tsolova, 800 words) Thousands of Greeks rally in anti-austerity strike ATHENS - Tens of thousands of Greeks take to streets of Athens during nationwide strike against wage cuts and high taxes that keep ferries stuck in ports, schools shut and hospitals with only emergency staff. (GREECE-STRIKE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas, 650 words) Russia central banker slams vast criminal cash export MOSCOW - Russia's central bank chief complains that some 2.5 percent of national income was illegally siphoned abroad last year -- revelation critics say shows extent of corruption under Vladimir Putin. (RUSSIA-CBANK/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Douglas Busvine and Katya Golubkova, 836 words) Putin ally quits Russian parliament in property scandal MOSCOW - Ally of Vladimir Putin resigns from Russian parliament to fight accusations that he failed to declare ownership of property in United States and to protect reputation of president's party. (RUSSIA-ETHICS/ (TV, PIX), moved, by Timothy Heritage, 660 words) + See also: - BRAZIL-RUSSIA/ (PIX), moved, by Alexei Anishchuk, 526 words Belgium seeks to tighten diamond transfers after heist BRUSSELS - Belgium asks how it can protect diamond transfers into and out of country and preserve its pre-eminence in gem trading after robbers steal $50 million consignment from tarmac of Brussels airport. (BELGIUM-DIAMONDS/, moved, 450 words) 'Keep your so-called workers,' U.S. boss tells France PARIS - CEO of U.S. tyre maker delivers crushing summary of how some outsiders view France's work ethic in letter saying he would have to be stupid to take over factory whose staff only put in three hours work per day. (FRANCE-WORKERS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Emmanuel Jarry and Catherine Bremer, 802 words) Minister accuses Serb opposition of smear campaign over milk BELGRADE - Serbia's agriculture minister accuses opposition of preying on public health fears over contaminated milk to try to topple government already under pressure over allegations of links between politicians and mafia. (SERBIA-MILK/ (TV, PIX), moved, by Aleksandar Vasovic, 638 words) AFRICA Sudan rebels launch attack to retake border town JUBA/KHARTOUM - Rebels in Sudanese border state say they occupy airport and fight with government troops to retake town that became flashpoint during civil war, but army denies it loses any territory. (SUDAN-FIGHTING/, moved, by Hereward Holland and Khalid Abdelaziz, 482 words)