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Pope Francis waves from the popemobile in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico. Thousands of indigenous Mexicans flocked to a field in the impoverished southern state of Chiapas to attend Pope Francis' mass in three native languages.(Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP/Getty Images)
Pope ends trip to Mexico in Juarez
Pope Francis will end his visit to Mexico Wednesday in Juarez, a city of 1.5 million that sits along the U.S.-Mexico border.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>His visit will highlight<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the city’s recovery from gang violence and drug-trafficking crime, as the pope plans to stop by a prison and later<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hold mass with around 1,200 invited migrants, parents of slain women and victims of violence. Juarez recently began to rebound from violence that led to a reported 3,057 homicides in 2010.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>To ensure security during the pope's visit, Mexico has deployed an additional<span style="color: Red;">*</span>5,000 uniformed officers.
Fed minutes could shed light on rate hikes
The release Wednesday of the minutes of the Fed’s January meeting should give investors clues to policymakers' thinking on the chances of a rate hike in March. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled last week before Congress that the central bank will be reluctant to raise interest rates next month if global economic troubles and the slide in markets don’t let up. But she also said the Fed hasn’t abandoned plans to raise rates gradually this year amid a healthy labor market.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Susan Walsh, AP)
Republicans meet in back-to-back town halls
The six remaining Republican candidates will meet at CNN's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>back-to-back town halls in South Carolina Wednesday and Thursday nights,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>just days before Republicans vote in South Carolina,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Washington<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Nevada.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio will gather in Greenville for Wednesday’s town hall, while<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and John Kasich will answer questions from voters<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Columbia on Thursday night.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Both town hall events will be moderated by Anderson Cooper, and will air live on CNN at 8 p.m. ET.
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, businessman Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson take the stage before the CBS News Republican presidential debate.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> John Bazemore, AP
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World responds to China's deployment of missiles to disputed island
Australian Foreign Minister<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Julie Bishop was on Wednesday meeting with her Chinese counterpart<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wang Yi,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after reports that the Asian power had deployed missiles to a disputed island in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the South China Sea. Tensions over the sea have been high as other Asian nations see China's expansion as a threat to trade routes and underwater mineral claims. China's move comes just as President Obama<span style="color: Red;">*</span>called for reduced tensions in the region at the conclusion of a summit with Southeast Asian leaders.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wang<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Wednesday accused<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the media<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of hyping the issue and said his country was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>providing "more public goods and services to the international community."
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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday reassured Southeast Asian leaders that US commitment to ASEAN and the 10-nation bloc's people would remain \u0022strong and enduring\u0022 at a time when a rising China has rattled American allies. (Feb. 16) AP
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