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| World Digest: Feb. 12, 2014 | World Digest: Feb. 12, 2014 |
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| EL SALVADOR | EL SALVADOR |
| Sea survivor healthy but mentally fragile | Sea survivor healthy but mentally fragile |
| A fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year, surviving on raw fish, turtles and bird blood, is in stunningly good health but is psychologically fragile, medical experts said Wednesday as the sailor recuperated in a hospital in his native El Salvador. | A fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year, surviving on raw fish, turtles and bird blood, is in stunningly good health but is psychologically fragile, medical experts said Wednesday as the sailor recuperated in a hospital in his native El Salvador. |
| JoséSalvador Alvarenga underwent a battery of tests after returning home from the Marshall Islands, where he showed up after what he has described as a 6,500-mile journey from Mexico across the Pacific that began when his boat was thrown off course by bad weather. | |
| The medical team that examined him at the San Rafael hospital in San Salvador, the capital, said he was in remarkably good physical health, with no skin lesions from overexposure to the sun, and no cardiovascular or kidney issues. His only physical problem, doctors said, was a case of anemia. | The medical team that examined him at the San Rafael hospital in San Salvador, the capital, said he was in remarkably good physical health, with no skin lesions from overexposure to the sun, and no cardiovascular or kidney issues. His only physical problem, doctors said, was a case of anemia. |
| All of the doctors expressed concern, however, about his mental state, saying he appeared shaken and asked to be given as much privacy as possible. | All of the doctors expressed concern, however, about his mental state, saying he appeared shaken and asked to be given as much privacy as possible. |
| “He’s been telling us, ‘Let me rest.’ That’s his phrasing, that we let him rest, and that people aren’t taking pictures of him,” said the country’s minister of public health, María Isabel Rodríguez. | “He’s been telling us, ‘Let me rest.’ That’s his phrasing, that we let him rest, and that people aren’t taking pictures of him,” said the country’s minister of public health, María Isabel Rodríguez. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| IRAQ | IRAQ |
| Bombs kill at least 17 across the country | Bombs kill at least 17 across the country |
| At least 17 civilians and soldiers were killed in car and roadside bomb attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said. | At least 17 civilians and soldiers were killed in car and roadside bomb attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said. |
| No group asserted responsibility for any of the attacks, but Sunni Islamists and other insurgents have been regaining ground in a violent campaign to destabilize Iraq’s Shiite-led government. | No group asserted responsibility for any of the attacks, but Sunni Islamists and other insurgents have been regaining ground in a violent campaign to destabilize Iraq’s Shiite-led government. |
| More than 1,000 people were killed in attacks across the country in January alone, in a trend of intensifying violence that made last year the bloodiest since 2008, when sectarian warfare began to abate from its height. | More than 1,000 people were killed in attacks across the country in January alone, in a trend of intensifying violence that made last year the bloodiest since 2008, when sectarian warfare began to abate from its height. |
| — Reuters | — Reuters |
| AFGHANISTAN | AFGHANISTAN |
| 2 U.S. troops killed in ‘insider’ attack | 2 U.S. troops killed in ‘insider’ attack |
| Two Afghan men in army uniforms turned their weapons on American forces in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two U.S. troops, officials said. | Two Afghan men in army uniforms turned their weapons on American forces in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two U.S. troops, officials said. |
| An Afghan Interior Ministry official said the shooting took place in Kapisa province, just north of the capital, Kabul. | An Afghan Interior Ministry official said the shooting took place in Kapisa province, just north of the capital, Kabul. |
| The NATO-led coalition confirmed that two foreign troops had been shot dead but did not identify their nationalities. A U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said both were Americans. | The NATO-led coalition confirmed that two foreign troops had been shot dead but did not identify their nationalities. A U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said both were Americans. |
| It was the first “insider” attack this year. There were 10 such incidents last year, resulting in the deaths of 15 members of the International Security Assistance Force, according to a Reuters tally. The attacks led the NATO-led force to briefly suspend all joint activities with Afghan troops, a cornerstone of its mission. | It was the first “insider” attack this year. There were 10 such incidents last year, resulting in the deaths of 15 members of the International Security Assistance Force, according to a Reuters tally. The attacks led the NATO-led force to briefly suspend all joint activities with Afghan troops, a cornerstone of its mission. |
| — Reuters | — Reuters |
| THE KOREAS | THE KOREAS |
| Demand from North hinders negotiations | Demand from North hinders negotiations |
| The highest-level talks between the rival Koreas in years ended late Wednesday with little progress because of North Korea’s call for the delay of annual military drills between Seoul and Washington set for later this month, officials said. | The highest-level talks between the rival Koreas in years ended late Wednesday with little progress because of North Korea’s call for the delay of annual military drills between Seoul and Washington set for later this month, officials said. |
| Seoul officials said the meeting was requested by North Korea, which has launched a recent charm offensive after raising tensions last spring with repeated threats to fire nuclear-tipped missiles against Seoul and Washington. Later this month, the two Koreas are to hold reunions of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War. It would be the first such reunions in more than three years. | Seoul officials said the meeting was requested by North Korea, which has launched a recent charm offensive after raising tensions last spring with repeated threats to fire nuclear-tipped missiles against Seoul and Washington. Later this month, the two Koreas are to hold reunions of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War. It would be the first such reunions in more than three years. |
| The North demanded that the South delay annual military drills set to begin Feb. 24 with the United States until the end of the family reunions, which are scheduled to start Feb. 20 and end five days later, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry. The South refused, saying it cannot link a purely humanitarian matter to a military issue. | The North demanded that the South delay annual military drills set to begin Feb. 24 with the United States until the end of the family reunions, which are scheduled to start Feb. 20 and end five days later, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry. The South refused, saying it cannot link a purely humanitarian matter to a military issue. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| British weather officials cite climate change: Britain’s weather service says it sees the tentacles of climate change in a spate of storms and floods battering the country, but has stopped short of saying warming directly caused the extreme storms. The latest round of bad weather hit Britain’s west coast Wednesday with winds gusting at more than 100 mph. The Met Office said in a paper published this week that “there is no definitive answer” on the role played by climate change in the recent weather and floods. But it said there is “an increasing body of evidence that extreme daily rainfall rates are becoming more intense,” probably due to a warming world. | British weather officials cite climate change: Britain’s weather service says it sees the tentacles of climate change in a spate of storms and floods battering the country, but has stopped short of saying warming directly caused the extreme storms. The latest round of bad weather hit Britain’s west coast Wednesday with winds gusting at more than 100 mph. The Met Office said in a paper published this week that “there is no definitive answer” on the role played by climate change in the recent weather and floods. But it said there is “an increasing body of evidence that extreme daily rainfall rates are becoming more intense,” probably due to a warming world. |
| At least 2 dead in Venezuela protests: At least two people were killed Wednesday as the largest protests ever against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s year-old government turned violent. Gunfire erupted in downtown Caracas when armed members of a pro-government vigilante group arrived on motorcycles and began firing at more than 100 anti-Maduro student protesters clashing with security forces. | At least 2 dead in Venezuela protests: At least two people were killed Wednesday as the largest protests ever against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s year-old government turned violent. Gunfire erupted in downtown Caracas when armed members of a pro-government vigilante group arrived on motorcycles and began firing at more than 100 anti-Maduro student protesters clashing with security forces. |
| — From news services | — From news services |