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The US as a mediator in peace talks with Israel puts the Palestinians at a huge disadvantage, says Richard Falk.
The blaze last year had killed 242 people and injured more than 600.
China's manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.6 in January, says HSBC.
The CELAC, a bloc of 33 countries is home to roughly 600 million people.
Both sides have exchanged detained fishermen earlier this month in a bid to ease tensions.
Officials in Nigeria's northeastern states are alarmed by recent Boko Haram attacks which killed 18 and injured hundreds.
The region has been beset by violence as 91 people were killed in in recent months.
Security has been tightened in New Delhi and in other parts of the country.
Putin said last summer this is a strategically important region for Russia.