Top Stories –
Haiti man alive after being buried for 14 days –
14 days after the devastating earthquake that has killed tens of thousands in Haiti, Rico Dibrivell, has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building the capital. U.S. troops rescued the 35-year-old from the ruins in Port-au-Prince.

Avatar mountain in China –
A Chinese mountain has been renamed in honour of the film Avatar, after it apparently inspired scenery in the movie. The Southern Sky Column in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, will now be known as the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain. Avatar has become the most popular film ever in China, making $80m (£50m) at the box office so far.

Top Video –
Avatar movie trailer

Top List –
10 biggest movies in China

1. “AVATAR” (JAMES CAMERON, 2010), $221.9 MILLION
2. “LOST IN THAILAND” (XU ZHENG, 2012), $202.1 MILLION
3. “TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON” (MICHAEL BAY, 2011), $173.6 MILLION
4. “JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUERING THE DEMONS” (STEPHEN CHOW, 2013), $166.8 MILLION
5. “TITANIC 3D” (JAMES CAMERON, 2012), $152.4 MILLION
6. “CZ12” (JACKIE CHAN, 2012), $141 MILLION
7. “PAINTED SKIN: RESURRECTION” (WUERSHAN, 2012), $113.3 MILLION
8. “LET THE BULLETS FLY” (JIANG WEN, 2010), $108.8 MILLION
9. “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL” (BRAD BIRD, 2012), $108.5 MILLION
10. “AFTERSHOCK” (FENG XIAOGANG, 2010), $108.2 MILLION

[list updated February 28 2013]

Top News –

• Authorities in Peru begin evacuating over 2,000 tourists stranded by heavy rains on Machu Picchu. (BBC)
• A French parliamentary report backs a partial ban on the wearing of burkhas by Muslim women. (France 24) (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
• The United States approves an arms sale to Taiwan, amid opposition from China. (Al Jazeera) (Radio Taiwan International)
• Petelo Vikena, King of the Kingdom of Alo in Wallis and Futuna, abdicates after reports of vandalism and arson against royal property. (RNZI)
• James Cameron’s Avatar becomes the highest-grossing film of all time (not accounting inflation), surpassing his 1997Titanic. (Wall Street Journal) (The Hollywood Reporter) (New York Post)
• Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls in a presidential election. (Daily News) (The Hindu) (Xinhua)

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