ARGENTINA-PROSECUTOR KILLED

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The prosecutor who inherited a high-profile case against President Cristina Fernandez reaffirms the accusations, formally renewing the investigation into whether she helped Iranian officials cover up their alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center. 

CANADA-HALIFAX PLOT

TORONTO — A senior police official says police foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning on going to a mall and killing as many people as they could before committing suicide on Valentine's Day in Halifax. 

MUSLIMS KILLED

RALEIGH, North Carolina — The suspect in the deaths of three Muslim college students in North Carolina had at least a dozen firearms stashed in his home, according to search warrants released as world leaders decried the shootings. 

UKRAINE-NEW COLD WAR-ANALYSIS

WASHINGTON — The Cold War didn't end. It just took on a 24-year pause. The East-West showdown over Ukraine makes that clear. As the non-Russian republics broke free in the Soviet collapse and Eastern European Soviet satellite countries snapped the chains of Moscow's dominion, common wisdom held the Cold War was over. 

UNITED NATIONS-CONGO

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is formally ending its support for a Congo military offensive against a rebel group after two Congolese generals linked to human rights violations were picked to lead the operation. By Cara Anna.

OREGON GOVERNOR-ETHICS

SALEM, Oregon — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announces his resignation over a deepening influence-peddling scandal surrounding his fiancée and on the same day the U.S. Attorney's Office issues a subpoena demanding records and electronic communications pertaining to the pair. 

VENEZUELA-PLOT

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials cheer the thwarting of what they say was a planned coup that involved a plot to blow up the presidential palace.