[World] Assad sends envoy to Moscow for talks on ending Syria's conflict

Assad sends envoy to Moscow for talks on ending Syria's conflict
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1226/Assad-sends-envoy-to-Moscow-for-talks-on-ending-Syria-s-conflict
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent a senior diplomat to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals to end the conflict convulsing his country made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, Syrian and Lebanese sources said.

Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/26/nelson-mandela-south-africa-discharged-hospital
Nelson Mandela has been discharged after 19 days in hospital during which he was treated for a lung infection and gallstones, the South African government said on Wednesday.

Yen slides in Asia
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/japan-shinzo-abe-elected-as-the-nations-new-prime-minister/312389-2.html
TOKYO: The yen's slide continued in Asia Thursday, plunging to a more than two-year low on the dollar after a new Japanese government took power with promises of big spending and central bank easing.

Indian gang-rape victim arrives in Singapore
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-gang-rape-survivor-amanat-likely-to-be-flown-abroad-for-treatment-government-sources-310113
An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after being brutally gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi has arrived in Singapore for treatment.

What's next for Russian orphans and US families?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9765693/Vladimir-Putin-facing-growing-opposition-to-ban-on-US-citizens-adopting-Russian-children.html
As agencies across the U.S. wait to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign a law barring U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children, Dellory Matthews is among those calling foul on that country's use of politics to trump the needs of its more ...

CAR Rebels Seize Another Town
http://www.voanews.com/content/central-African-republic-rebels-seize-another-town/1572552.html
DAKAR - Rebels in northern Central African Republic (C.A.R.) have seized another key regional capital, their fourth in the past two and a half weeks, as negotiations with the government struggle to get off the ground.

Iran says it Thwarted Cyber Attack from US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/25/iranian-industrial-sites-computer-virus
Tehran, Dec 27 (IANS): Iran said it has neutralized a cyber attack generated in America's Dallas city against the servers of the Iranian ministry of culture, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.