[World] Syrian Delegation in Russia for Peace Talks

Syrian Delegation in Russia for Peace Talks
http://www.voanews.com/content/syrian-delegation-in-russia/1572939.html
A Syrian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Maqdad has begun talks in Moscow on resolving Syria's 21-month-old uprising.

French troops to protect its nationals, not CAR government: Hollande
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Dec-27/199999-france-says-will-not-intervene-in-c-africas-conflict.ashx
PARIS | Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:53am EST. PARIS (Reuters) - France maintains a presence in the Central African Republic to protect its interests and French citizens, not the government of President Francois Bozize, French President Francois Hollande said on ...

Shark tank bursts over shoppers in China
http://www.news.com.au/world/video-15-people-hurt-as-shark-tank-bursts-at-shanghai-shopping-mall/story-fndir2ev-1226543967086
Surveillance video shown today on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV captured the moment a 33-tonne aquarium housing sharks, turtles and fish suddenly shattered at Shanghai's Orient shopping centre, injuring 16 people.

UAE security forces bust terrorist cell: report
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/26/united-arab-emirates-saudi-arabia-cell-national-security.html
DUBAI, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said late Wednesday it busted a terrorist cell in a joint operation with Saudi security forces, according local news agency WAM.

Israel campaign season revives familiar debates
http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/double-take/double-take-a-month-after-gaza-war-hamas-still-rides-a-wave-of-popularity.premium-1.490267
JERUSALEM - As Israel heads toward national elections next month, there's no shortage of hot-button issues that might dominate the campaign, including Iran's nuclear program, a call to draft religious students into the army and a growing budget deficit.

North Korea's Trade with China Expanded Rapidly in 2011: Seoul
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5irxpoVovPmo7wuf99T7HjNOx5ljw?docId=CNG.8df7074dd85e3e58011c244a706a4a0c.b1
A new report says North Korea's trade with China accounted for more than 70 percent of its total commerce last year, as the isolated nation deepens its reliance on its only major ally.

Indian government announces rape inquiry
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/panel-to-suggest-steps-to-make-delhi-safe-for-women/article4241274.ece
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- The Indian government is to open a commission of inquiry into the brutal gang rape of a girl in New Delhi, that's prompted a wave of protests nationwide.

Constable's collapse: Crime Branch calls eyewitnesses
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-gang-rape-protests-no-major-external-injury-on-tomars-body/articleshow/17767006.cms
Two youths, who said they witnessed the collapse of constable Subhash Chand Tomar during a protest in the Capital, were called for questioning by the crime branch of Delhi police on Thursday.