[World] Delhi rape victim 'fighting for life' in Singapore

Delhi rape victim 'fighting for life' in Singapore
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20856180
A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi is "fighting for her life" at a Singapore hospital, doctors say.

Syria envoy seeks political change to end conflict
http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/28/syria-envoy-seeks-political-change-to-end-conflict/
The international envoy to Syria has warned that only political change will end the violence that has claimed 44,000 lives over the 21-month-old conflict.

China to Invest $1.6 Billion on Disputed Islands, Herald Reports
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PAlCIa3tcYZv7Z84ywbjIK/Chinas-boom-savages-coral-reefs-study.html
China plans to spend more than $1 billion building an airport, piers and other infrastructure on islands at the center of a territorial dispute with Vietnam and the Philippines, the 21st Century Business Herald reported.

Kim Jong Un - Fast Facts
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/12/27/2012122700682.html
(CNN) -- Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Personal: Birth date: 1983 or 1984. Father: Kim Jong Il. Mother: Ko Young Hee.

Vatican paper backs Mario Monti's Italy leadership bid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20855024
The Vatican newspaper has endorsed outgoing Italian PM Mario Monti's announcement that he may run for a second term, leading a new coalition.

Unprecedented east Jerusalem building in pipeline
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ivPz56a3aL0ecoj-xIqdbSD1ICqA?docId=03964277d49f4ad2845b68a6ae393820
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades in a move that critics argue would cement its grip on the contested territory, further complicate any prospects for peace with the Palestinians, and badly rattle ...

Shark-filled aquarium bursts at mall in China
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=8933664
SHANGHAI, China (KGO) -- Sixteen people were hurt when a shark-filled aquarium burst at a shopping center in China. A man who was taking pictures of the tank when it broke was swept away by water.

Margaret Thatcher worried about Gibraltar during the Falklands war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/28/margaret-thatcher-gibraltar-falklands-war
Margaret Thatcher repeatedly agonised over Gibraltar's vulnerability to attack from the Spain during the 1982 Falkland's conflict, newly released cabinet papers reveal.

South African president says dogs are part of white culture
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/keeping-dogs-as-pets-is-not-african-20121228-2bydg.html
Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, is using his office to rail against pets. Why? He says they're part of white culture and that black citizens who love dogs are simply trying to be white: "Even if you apply any kind of lotion and straighten your hair, you will ...