[World] Suspects in India rape case charged with murder

Suspects in India rape case charged with murder
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gang-rape-delhi-and-mumbai-unite-to-send-a-strong-message/articleshow/17811767.cms
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police have charged six men with murder, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New Delhi bus two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country.

Russian jet breaks up after crashing onto highway
http://rt.com/news/tu-204-crash-investigation-077/
A Russian airliner flying without passengers broke into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow upon landing on Saturday, killing four of the eight crew on board and leaving smoking chunks of fuselage on the icy road.

French 75% income tax struck down by constitutional council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20864114
France's constitutional council has struck down a top income tax rate of 75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande.

Seven killed, 48 hurt in Karachi bus blast
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-19829-Seven-killed-48-hurt-in-Karachi-bus-blast
KARACHI: Seven people were killed and 48 others injured when a bomb exploded in a Sargodha-bound bus parked outside the Cantonment Railway Station here on Saturday.

Obama: Troops aiding African diplomat evacuation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/28/central-african-republis-us-embassy
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says 50 U.S. troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate U.S. citizens and embassy personnel from the neighboring Central African Republic's capital of Bangui in the face of rebel ...

Venezuelan vice president visits ailing Chavez in Cuba
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Venezuelans-obsess-Will-Chavez-live-or-die-4151899.php
(CNN) -- Venezuela's vice president arrived in Cuba early Saturday to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from a recent cancer surgery, a Cuban state newspaper reported.

Philippines contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20863691
Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning. Supporters say the law, which took 14 years to pass, will reduce poverty and maternal mortality in a country with the highest birth ...

Iran's Navy simulates enemy invasion
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4325950,00.html
Iran on Saturday tested the operational capabilities of its warships, submarines, and aircraft as part of an extensive naval drill held in the region surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.

Bhutto's son steps up to political plate in Pakistan
http://dawn.com/2012/12/29/peoples-uncles/
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The son of the late Benazir Bhutto is expected to launch his political career Thursday in a speech that will mark the fifth anniversary of the former Pakistan prime minister's assassination.

Saudi Arabia Boosts Spending Goal by Fifth in Record Budget
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/30-Dec-2012/ksa-passes-record-221b-budget
Saudi Arabia raised its 2013 expenditure target by almost a fifth to a record 820 billion riyals ($219 billion) as the world's bigget oil exporter pushes ahead with expansion plans to diversify away from oil.

Narendra Modi taunts Manmohan, pitches Gujarat growth model
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Narendra-Modi-taunts-Manmohan-pitches-Gujarat-growth-model/articleshow/17787227.cms
NEW DELHI: On his first visit to Delhi after his latest victory in Gujarat, Narendra Modi skillfully used the platform of the National Development Council to reach out to a national audience and to showcase the Gujarat model of development.

Silvio Berlusconi 'to pay ex-wife 36m euros a year'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20857664
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to pay 36m euros (£30m) a year to his ex-wife Veronica Lario, reports say.

Russia's ban on US adoption isn't about children's rights
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/30-Dec-2012/russia-s-ban-on-us-adoption-isn-t-about-children-s-rights
Russia and the US are squabbling over whose human rights abuses are bigger. After the US signed the Magnitsky Act, which blacklists any Russian deemed to be a human rights violator, Russia has retaliated by barring American couples from adopting ...

Italy's Monti Warns of Jobs Crisis, Outlines Election Strategy
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nwveIEQjLRvNAusEpVBVrJ/Monti-says-will-lead-centrists-in-Italian-vote.html
ROME--Italy's financial emergency is over, Prime Minister Mario Monti declared Friday, adding however that the country faces a perhaps larger crisis in the form of unemployment.