[World] Gang-rape, killing of Indian woman sets off debate about need for country to ...

Gang-rape, killing of Indian woman sets off debate about need for country to ...
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rwsf1qC4pBCTaW9hMZDhqL/Delhi-gang-rape-victim-dies.html
NEW DELHI - The gang-rape and killing of a New Delhi student has set off an impassioned debate about what India needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

Chinese boat detained for allegedly fishing in Japanese waters
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hZprYNSbkAmG7aM74jGvBxnDwLDw?docId=CNG.47fd4f68ec4ed83f22f1abdc3b8b7baa.681
TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Coast Guard has detained a Chinese fishing boat for alleged unauthorized fishing inside the country's exclusive economic zone, the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka confirmed here on Sunday.

Envoy to Syria Warns of Slide to Hellish Fiefs With Huge Toll
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/29/syria-envoy-moscow.html
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, drew a grim portrait on Sunday of the country's future in the absence of a political solution, warning of a state carved up by warlords and a death toll that would rapidly surge, while ...

Eurozone live: Angela Merkel warns crisis is 'far from over'
http://www.dw.de/candidate-steinbr%C3%BCck-seeks-chancellor-pay-bump/a-16487763
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for photographs after the recording of her annual New Year's speech German chancellor Angela Merkel poses for photographs after recording her annual new year's speech at the Chancellery in Berlin yesterday.

Pakistan official: 19 killed in attack on Shiites
http://dawn.com/2012/12/30/several-injured-in-matung-bus-explosion/
Pakistan official: 19 killed in attack on Shiites. 6:16p.m. EST December 30, 2012. CommentsShare. pakistan. Pakistani police officers collect evidence from the site of a suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday.

Iraq rocked by series of explosions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/31/iraq-rocked-series-explosions
Explosions across Iraq killed at least 11 people and wounded 46 on Monday, police said, amid a growing political crisis that is inflaming sectarian tensions.

An open letter to President Obama
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/myanmar-muslims-recall-buddhist-assault-18089111
Muslim residents of Rakhine State at a mosque following an outbreak of violence in October. (Kaung Htet/The Myanmar Times). Ever since we learnt of your planned visit to our country, we were waiting for that historic occasion with great enthusiasm and ...

Yemeni security officials say suspected US drone strike kills 3 al-Qaida fighters ...
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/al-qaeda-in-yemen-offers-bounty-for-us-ambassador-311596
SANAA, Yemen - Three al-Qaida militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen, Yemeni security officials said, the fourth such attack this week and a sign attacks from unmanned aircraft are on the upswing in the country.

South Africa: Mandela convalesces at home
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's presidency says it has no updates on the condition of former leader Nelson Mandela, who is convalescing at home after a hospital stay and is reported to be doing better.